How to pronounce “ough”

hey do you know all the different ways

hey do you know all the different ways that we can pronounce this there’s like

that we can pronounce this there’s like

that we can pronounce this there’s like a million it’s ridiculous

a million it’s ridiculous

a million it’s ridiculous thanks English okay let’s start by

thanks English okay let’s start by

thanks English okay let’s start by putting a tee at the front of the word

putting a tee at the front of the word

putting a tee at the front of the word now this spells tough to F so in this

now this spells tough to F so in this

now this spells tough to F so in this case we pronounce it off tough tough can

case we pronounce it off tough tough can

case we pronounce it off tough tough can mean two things one it could mean

mean two things one it could mean

mean two things one it could mean difficult for example well that exam was

difficult for example well that exam was

difficult for example well that exam was tough or it could mean strong hey do you

tough or it could mean strong hey do you

tough or it could mean strong hey do you know that guy that looks like Ali Jason

know that guy that looks like Ali Jason

know that guy that looks like Ali Jason Statham he’s a tough guy

Statham he’s a tough guy

Statham he’s a tough guy Ali isn’t next its he H and we’ve got

Ali isn’t next its he H and we’ve got

Ali isn’t next its he H and we’ve got though though is similar to but actually

though though is similar to but actually

though though is similar to but actually means the same thing for example I want

means the same thing for example I want

means the same thing for example I want to go outside it’s raining though so in

to go outside it’s raining though so in

to go outside it’s raining though so in this case it’s an O so we’ve had f4

this case it’s an O so we’ve had f4

this case it’s an O so we’ve had f4 tough and O though let’s put a T at the

tough and O though let’s put a T at the

tough and O though let’s put a T at the end I’ll call a different pronunciation

end I’ll call a different pronunciation

end I’ll call a different pronunciation the past of think thought or fat off o

the past of think thought or fat off o

the past of think thought or fat off o now or thought let’s remove that MT and

now or thought let’s remove that MT and

now or thought let’s remove that MT and put an R after th you try it it’s

put an R after th you try it it’s

put an R after th you try it it’s through for example you have a window

through for example you have a window

through for example you have a window you jump through the window because your

you jump through the window because your

you jump through the window because your lessons so boring or if you’re really

lessons so boring or if you’re really

lessons so boring or if you’re really sleepy you could sleep through your

sleepy you could sleep through your

sleepy you could sleep through your lesson put a th o at the beginning and

lesson put a th o at the beginning and

lesson put a th o at the beginning and we’ve got thorough so in this case it

we’ve got thorough so in this case it

we’ve got thorough so in this case it sounds like a thorough thorough in my

sounds like a thorough thorough in my

sounds like a thorough thorough in my research I was very thorough so there

research I was very thorough so there

research I was very thorough so there you have all of the five ways to

you have all of the five ways to

you have all of the five ways to pronounce the ough no no there’s more

Koff so in this case it sounds like off

Koff so in this case it sounds like off cuff but we’ve got another one what

cuff but we’ve got another one what

cuff but we’ve got another one what about when you hit this is called a

about when you hit this is called a

about when you hit this is called a hiccup the traditional way of spelling

hiccup the traditional way of spelling

hiccup the traditional way of spelling it is this hiccup we don’t say hick off

it is this hiccup we don’t say hick off

it is this hiccup we don’t say hick off we say hiccup however usually now you’d

we say hiccup however usually now you’d

we say hiccup however usually now you’d spell it like this hiccup that’s how it

spell it like this hiccup that’s how it

spell it like this hiccup that’s how it sounds that’s how we write it now but

sounds that’s how we write it now but

sounds that’s how we write it now but traditionally hick cut there is another

traditionally hick cut there is another

traditionally hick cut there is another one a town in England Slough you’ve

one a town in England Slough you’ve

one a town in England Slough you’ve probably never been there you have no

probably never been there you have no

probably never been there you have no reason to go there it’s kind of a boring

reason to go there it’s kind of a boring

reason to go there it’s kind of a boring place probably I’ve never been there if

place probably I’ve never been there if

place probably I’ve never been there if you’re from Slough you’re not watching

you’re from Slough you’re not watching

you’re from Slough you’re not watching this Slough the boring place is fine and

this Slough the boring place is fine and

this Slough the boring place is fine and with that same pronunciation plow if

with that same pronunciation plow if

with that same pronunciation plow if you’re in England and you go to the pub

you’re in England and you go to the pub

you’re in England and you go to the pub for food get a ploughman’s lunch it’s

for food get a ploughman’s lunch it’s

for food get a ploughman’s lunch it’s satisfying a little test how do you

satisfying a little test how do you

satisfying a little test how do you pronounce these words tough though

Thoreau cough hiccup and that really

Thoreau cough hiccup and that really boring down Slough hey if you liked the

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watch another video should I just stand here what what happens now

here what what happens now

here what what happens now well where am I going where am I going

well where am I going where am I going

well where am I going where am I going you move for example he could walk over

you move for example he could walk over

you move for example he could walk over in other words go to her house by

in other words go to her house by

in other words go to her house by walking