Pronunciation of "wh-" (for speakers of American English)?

The pronunciation varies depending on who is speaking. Southerners in the United States will often pronounce wh- words as /hw-/, and some British English speakers do as well. In other cases it is simply pronounced /w-/.

In short: there are two pronunciations, and they vary by region/speaker. In general however, Americans pronounce these words /w-/.

No, the 'h' sound isn't pronounced. You do not pronounce the 'h in 'th' or 'ph' is is silent. you take your lips and lightly blow to make a soft sound. If you make that sound when you say the w sound of the word 'when', it will almost feel like an 'invisible' 'f' sound. People don't really emphasize the 'wh' sound though. When I was in kindergarten I remember learning about 'soft w' and i don't remember what we called the other one- just a plain 'w' sound. Soft 'w' was the ' wh.' we practiced the 'wh' sound by lightly blowing through out lips.

Wh is used in words like while, when, whiskey.... the H is not pronounced... just pretend its not there when followed by a W. also try google translate and it will show you how to pronouce with audio assistance

the wh makes the same sound as we, watch..ect. but only some words include the H

hope this helps

In this particular case 'when' is pronounced "wen"

keep in mind-not in all cases but with the word 'when' the H is silent.

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It is kind of pronounced it is a WU sound not a TH sound.

I don't, although some others do. It all has to do with the region you come from.