Name: 為什麼意大利人聽起來像意大利人？| 改善你的口音 (Why do Italians sound Italian? | Improve Your Accent)
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情態助動詞 B1

Almost all words in Italian end in vowel sound

not used to pronouncing words ending in a consonant

Italians may add a vowel to make it easier to pronounce

For example, "man" would be become "man-a"

Listen to how vowels are added in the following clips

the tip of the tongue does touch the top of the mouth

but linguists call it an alveolar tap or trill

Listen to the difference between these two Italian words

Notice how the T sound in the second word

Linguists call these double consonants geminates

two identical letters next to each other,

but they aren't usually pronounced as a longer sound

For example, we say "happy" and not "happppppy"

they are likely to follow the Italian rules

and pronounce any double letter as a longer sound

are likely to delete this sound when speaking English

But these sounds exist in different environments

In Italian, when a word begins with SM or SL

But when a word begins with SM or SL in English

and pronounce words like "small" and "slow"

Linguists give vowels names to make it easier to talk about them

It's a diphthong which means it moves from one vowel

so Italian speakers are likely to replace it

with a vowel sound in their native language

so words like "beat" - "bit" and "feet" - "fit"

Unfortunately, the word "sheet" may also get

It's not easy speaking a foreign language

there are rules about where a sound can appear in a word

but I can't cover everything in one video

and share it with your Italian-speaking friends

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為什麼意大利人聽起來像意大利人？| 改善你的口音 (Why do Italians sound Italian? | Improve Your Accent)

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