uh/ʌ/
Relax your lips, jaw, and tongue completely. Drop your jaw slightly and keep the tongue neutral.
How to pronounce as in American English
uhz
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Americans pronounce as as uhz (/əz/). You'll hear it in sentences like "He works as an engineer" or "His brother is in the same class as me" — more examples below.
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"As discussed, the meeting has been moved to Thursday afternoon."
uhz duh·SKUHST dhuh MEE·duhng huhz bihn moovd tuh THURZ·day af·ter·NOON
"As far as I know, the meeting is still scheduled for ten."
uhz FAR uhz ahy NOH dhuh MEE·duhng ihz STIHL SKEH·joold fer TEHN
"As you can see from this chart, our growth has been consistent."
uhz yoo kuhn SEE fruhm dhihs CHART ar GROHTH huhz bihn kuhn·SIH·stuhnt
"Carbon capture technology is being developed as a potential solution."
KAR·buhn KAP·cher tehk·NAH·luh·jee ihz BEE·uhng duh·VEH·luhpt uhz uh puh·TEHN·shuhl suh·LOO·shuhn
"E-commerce sales have surged as shopping habits continue to evolve."
EE KAH·mers SAYLZ hav SURJD uhz SHAH·puhng HA·buhts kuhn·TIHN·yoo tuh uh·VAHLV
"Enzymes act as catalysts to speed up chemical reactions in the body."
EHN·zahymz AKT uhz KA·duh·luhsts tuh SPEED UHP KEH·muh·kuhl ree·AK·shuhnz ihn dhuh BAH·dee
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Common pronunciation mistakes in American English.
The textbook way isn't wrong — it's just not how anyone actually says it.
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Pronouncing the first syllable too fully.
Don't pronounce the first syllable too fully. The unstressed syllable reduces to a schwa — the lazy "uh" sound — in casual speech.
UHZ→uhz
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Is the American pronunciation of "as" different from British English?
American English uses different vowel shapes, a relaxed retroflex R, and connected-speech tricks like flap-T and glottal-stop T that British Received Pronunciation generally avoids. The respell "uhz" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.
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