some more rules for how to pronounce

還有一些關於如何發音的規則

words ending with silent 'e' today.

今天，以沉默的'e'結尾的單詞。

Firstly, the letters 'c' and 'g' can have

首先，字母'c'和'g'可以有

hard consonant sounds like /k/ and /g/.

硬輔音，如/k/和/g/。

However, when the word ends with a

然而，當該詞以a結尾時

silent 'e' it changes the pronunciation

無聲的'e'會改變發音

of these consonants.

的這些輔音。

'C' and 'g' become soft consonant sounds

'C'和'g'成為輕聲輔音

/s/ and /ʤ/. So it's pronounced /mais/ not /maik/

/s/和/ʤ/。所以它的發音是/mais/而不是/maik/。

and /keiʤ/ not /keig/. Another very similar rule

而/keiʤ/不是/keig/。另一條非常類似的規則

is for the pronunciation of 'th'.

是為 "th "的發音。

When a word ends with 'th' and then a silent 'e',

當一個詞以'th'結尾，然後是無聲的'e'。

it changes from a /θ/ sound to a /ð/ sound.

它從一個/θ/的聲音變成一個/ð/的聲音。

The most common example of this

這方面最常見的例子是

is the word 'the'.

是 "the "這個詞。

It's pronounced with a /ð/ sound.

它的發音是/ð/音。

Some other examples include

其他一些例子包括

'breath' and 'breathe' and 'bath' and 'bathe'.

'呼吸'和'呼吸'，'沐浴'和'沐浴'。

These nice and easy rules should help

這些漂亮而簡單的規則應該有助於

you when pronouncing new words.

發音新詞時，你會發現。

Just remember that the silent 'e'

請記住，無聲的'e'是指

changes pronunciation.

改變發音。