how do you pronounce "wh" words?

Question

Is it "hwat" or "what (wat)"
I personally don't pronounce the H and I think it just sounds weird if people pronounce the H anyway.

Answer 1

I can speak either Midlands American or King's English. I pronounce my h with a gentle outbreath of air.

The way you are indicating might be Black English, Urban or ghetto English, or some other dialect such as Brooklynese.

Answer 2

yes in most cases pronouncing the H at the begining of the word is incorrect

Answer 3

It is " hwat" , but you never place so much emphasis on the "h" so that it can be obviously heard. You should have to listen very carefully to be able to hear it, but it's there. It is different than the plain old "w' in "want."

Answer 4

It all depends on where you come from and personal preference. There is no set rule about whether the word what is said 'hwut', 'hwot', 'wuht', or 'wot'. The 'h' may be stressed slightly or unstressed.
The following link has audio of all of the ways of saying 'what'.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/what

Answer 5

i dont pronounce the 'h' either and find it weird when people do! i think most who do say the 'h' come from the south, but even the majority of southerners don't say it.

Answer 6

depends Like HWAT HWAT OKAAAY
or Cool HWIP.

Answer 7

Yes, it is pretentious to pronounce the 'h'...most of us just sound the 'w'.

Answer 8

East-coasters tend to throw a little h in there.

Answer 9

Wat. But it isn't true of all "wh" words. Think of "whole", which is pronounced "hole".

Answer 10

oo -ith