FACE
/eɪ/
Tips
Smile during the vowel. Leverage the jaw: use the jaw to glide the vowel forwards.
Tongue. 1. Front, central – arching forwards. 2. Glide the mouth and tongue upwards towards KIT.
Lips. Slightly stretched throughout.
Examples
grape
veil
flame
brave
Watch for
- Glide to /ɪ/; don’t stop at “э”: say late /leɪt/, not /lɛt/.
- Not “эй” with a Russian й: keep the end soft and short, day /deɪ/.
- Voiced ends: say made /meɪd/, not /meɪt/.