How did you learn Vowels (A,E,I,O,U)?
Our teacher taught us by a cute face like this:
Its face is O, eyes are A and E, nose is I and lip is U :)
What about you?
:)
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How did you learn Vowels (A,E,I,O,U)?
Our teacher taught us by a cute face like this:
Its face is O, eyes are A and E, nose is I and lip is U :)
What about you?
:)
You need to be a member of MyEnglishClub to add comments!
Comments
Thank you Gabriel,
Unfourtunately, "Contraction" challenges to all intermediate levels, :((((
but if a learner overcome this issue,
it'll be all the proof of the pudding is in the pronunciation, won't it ?? :))
(the proof of the pudding)= proverbs
Have a lovely weekend,
Selma,
Hello, Selma!
I believe the main problem you’re facing here is pronouncing the contraction, we’d! Am I right? In your sentence we’d is the short form of we would. It’s pronounced /wi:d/, exactly like how we say the word ‘weed’ /wi:d/
This is how we say the whole sentence: /kraɪki wi:d betə gəʊ/
Have a wonderful day ahead, dear!
Regards,
~* GS *~
Good Morning Gabriel, I took down the notes thank you,
When I listening to BBC link, I would like to ask your help, could you ?
really hard to understand how saying below the sentence;
in this link
Dearest Selma,
First, please take note that the vowel sound symbols used for the following three words are only a variant form of the IPA Phonemic Symbols.
1) long “a” as in fast - the IPA symbol is /ɑ:/
2) long “o” as in walk - the IPA symbol is /ɔ:/
3) short “ae” as in had - the IPA symbol is /æ/
(The vowel sound that occurs in ‘hot’ is /ɒ/. It’s obvious that /æ/ and /ɒ/ are entirely two different sounds.)
Second, let’s look at your question: “Which sound is represented by that sound, /a/?
Well...you will not see this sound used in any words listed in our dictionaries, for example Oxford and Cambridge. It’s because /a/ and /æ/ belong to the same phonemes. There’s only a marginal difference. In fact, it's purely an academic issue! We only stick to /æ/ - unless one takes up phonetics seriously and wants to become a phonetician!
It would be just fine if a non-native speaker of English masters all the 44 phonemes found on the Phonemic Chart (RP) to which you gave the link. (Did you notice that /a/ is not included there?) Whoever knows these 44 sounds and could read the phonetic transcriptions should able to pronounce all the words listed in a dictionary!
Hope this clarifies your doubts! Wish you a Lovely Weekend! Take care, Dear!
Hi again Gabriel,
I am gradually sinking :)))
Could you please have a look at that links attached and make it clear for me ?
I can see ;
1) long " a " as in fast
2) long o as in "walk" also I am not sure whether as in "hot"....?
3) ae as in had
As to my question; in this link
which sound is presented by that symbol ?, .....Could you please use it in a word ?
Note ; Here is the Phonemic chart RP
Really, really thank you so much,
Best, Selma,
Oh Gabriel,
Thank you so much, you are really amazing, you are great helper,
it's very clear now, meanwhile, I found an info, which had already been on my blog :))),
shows variations of the sounds, may be it draws your attention, here is the link
Thanks to your hand dear, what would we do without you,
Gabriel please always stay with us,
with my higher gratefulness,
Selma,
Ps; I never give up no matter how hard the challenges are :)) I'm saving on your notes, tracing the subject,
Hello, Selma!
Well, on a second thought, I’ll give you an example for each vowel sound of the letter ‘a’.
/æ/ .as in actor /ˈæktə/
/ɑ:/ .as in ask /ɑ:sk/
/e/ as in any /ˈeni/
/ɒ/ as in want ./wɒnt/
/ɪ/ as in message ./ˈmesɪdʒ/
/ɔ:/ as in also ./ˈɔ:lsəʊ/
/ə/ as in above /əˈbʌv/
/ʌ/ as in chakra /ˈtʃʌkrə/
/eə/ as in area /ˈeəriə/
/eɪ/ as in apron /ˈeɪprən/
My Dearest Selma,
I’m so happy to see that your burning desire to the English Sound System and Pronunciation hasn’t diminished even by a single drop. It’s amazing and I’m very proud of you!
Thank you for the link! I’m yet to read the article – will do it when time permits. Well, I’m not sure whether there’s a complete table of all the sound values of the vowel letters. I’m yet to come across one! The number of sounds, given by me, that each vowel letter could make is based on my own observation as mentioned in my earlier comment here on Sahar’s blog.
I prepared this table of vowel letters and sounds, especially for you. Can you think of a word for each sound? Have fun, Dear!
Hi Gabriel, I am a little bit confused about the number of sounds;
A) Your explanation dated 2011 was that; you can see previous forum
The 10 different sounds of the vowel letter ‘ a ’
/æ/ /ə/ /ɪ/ /ɔ:/ /eɪ/ /ɑ:/ /e/ /eə/ /ɒ/ /ʌ/
Note: I can’t think of any other words where the letter ‘a’ is pronounced /ʌ/ apart from "chakra". If you ever come across one, I would be very greatful to hear from you for I could add it to my list. Thank you very much, my dear!
~ GS ~
B) when searching an answer for your question ( e= 9 sounds), I came across this chart
- the subject to made me confused was that; why this symbol /ʌ/ doesn't take into the group of a letter on the chart linked ??
- how / from where can I find out how many there are different sounds of the vowel letters ???
Thank you, Selma
Really thanks for your nice comment.
I am so happy for having your kind words :)
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