Vowel sound

/iː/as in fleece

Tense, smiling. Pull tongue high and front. Longer than 'ih'.

Who finds this sound hard

/iː/ is a common challenge for speakers of:

Russian speakers →French speakers →Chinese speakers →

Practice it in these words

recipenichethreebeachsheepcolleaguenegotiate

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How to Pronounce the /iː/ Sound (as in “fleece”) · Crisp Speak