"h" as in hat
/h/as in “hat”
How to make it
- Open your mouth in the shape of the vowel that comes next.
- Breathe out gently from your throat, like fogging up a window.
Common mistake
Dropping it ("at" for "hat", "air" for "hair") or making it rough in the throat, like the Spanish "j" or German "ch". It is only breath.
In words
Listen at normal speed or slowly, then say it yourself.
- hat
- hello
- behind
Don't confuse with
Listen and choose the word you hear.
US and UK
This sound is the same in American and British English.