k/k/
Raise the back of your tongue to touch the soft palate (velum). Stop the air, then release.
How to pronounce come in American English
KUHM
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Americans pronounce come as KUHM (/kʌm/). You'll hear it in sentences like "Come home" or "Come back when you've had some lunch" — more examples below.
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uh/ʌ/
Relax your lips, jaw, and tongue completely. Drop your jaw slightly and keep the tongue neutral.
m/m/
Press your lips together. Air flows through your nose. Vocal cords vibrate.
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Is the American pronunciation of "come" 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 "KUHM" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.
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