Learn 30 phrasal verbs in 30 days!

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Today is Day 14 and we're studying phrasal verbs with “psych”.

Get psyched up because we’re about to learn an awesome phrasal verb.

To get psyched up is to get mentally prepared.

I’m studying a lot,

I’m feeling positive,

I’m trying to get psyched up for my final exam.

He psyches himself up before races

by listening to heavy metal.

My coach does a good job of psyching me up before games.

If you psych somebody out,

then you make them feel less confident:

The other team tried to psych us out with their expensive uniforms.

I got psyched out when I couldn’t find my lucky penny

Even though up

and out aren’t really opposites,

psych up

and psych out

are opposites.

This word looks crazy,

but you’ve probably noticed in this video

that the pronunciation isn’t too complicated.

The P is silent.

So we start with the S sound,

Sss---

Teeth are together,

tongue tip just behind the teeth.

Psy

Then we have the AI as in BUY diphthong.

Jaw drop,

Psy--

back of the tongue lifts at the beginning of the diphthong,

psy--, aa, aa, aiiii

and the front of the tongue arches up towards the front of the roof of the mouth,

psy

The letters CH make the K sound here.

Kk--

Back of the tongue touches the soft palate and releases.

Kk--

Psych.

Psych up,

Psych out.

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