How to pronounce Arkansas

The trap

It looks like “Kansas” with “Ar” in front, but the final s is silent and the ending rhymes with “saw”.

Tip. Say “AR”, a weak “kun”, then “saw”.

Say it in a sentence

1. My cousin lives in Arkansas. Practice
2. We drove through Arkansas last summer. Practice

Tono scores English against the US model and colors every word, so you can see whether Arkansas landed.

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