Today we are going to continue exploring some of the most difficult vowel sounds for non native speakers of English.

今天我們將繼續探討一些對於非英語母語者來說最難聽的元音。

Let's start our review of the ah aw and oh, sounds.

我們先來回顧一下啊啊哦，聲音。

The reason you need to pay careful attention to these four sounds is because non native speakers often mix them up.

你需要仔細注意這四個音的原因是，非母語人士經常把它們混在一起。

That's not always a bad thing.

這並不總是一件壞事。

For example, awe as in father and awe as in laws, sound very similar in many parts of the United States.

例如，父親的敬畏和法律的敬畏，在美國很多地方聽起來非常相似。

The two vowels are pronounced the same way, so don't worry too much about the difference between Ah and aw, but be careful about mixing up some of the other sounds.

這兩個元音的發音是一樣的，所以不用太擔心Ah和aw的區別，但是要注意把其他的一些音混在一起。

For example, the common name Doug has the a vowel sound.

例如，俗名道格就有a元音。

But if you use the awe vowel sound instead, the word becomes dog.

但如果用畏懼元音代替，這個詞就變成了狗。

Let's practice pay special attention to the ah Aw and oh, sounds Oh, hi, John, What's going on?

讓我們練習特別注意啊、啊、哦的聲音 哦，嗨，約翰，怎麼了？

I saw that you called earlier.

我看到你之前打過電話。

Can you hold on for a second?

你能等一下嗎？

I'm talking to a colleague.

我在和一個同事說話。

Now Go back and try to count how many times you heard each sound in every sentence.

現在回過頭來，試著數一數你在每個句子中聽到的每個聲音有多少次。

Write us your answer in the comments section of the website.

在網站的評論區寫下你的答案。

That's all for today.

今天就到這裡吧。