As all our trainees know, we use nicknames for each of the vowel sounds. “Great Day” is the nickname we use for one of the English vowels. It is a diphthong, and English is a language with many diphthongs. A diphthong is a single gliding sound consisting of two vowels. Both words of the expression "great day" are said with the diphthong [ei]. The vowel in each word glides from [e] to [i].
Mastering your diphthong pronunciations is one of the keys to clear English speech!
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