It's Hadar, and this is the Accent's Way, your way to finding clarity, confidence, and freedom in English.

我是 Hadar，這就是口音之道，是你用英語找到清晰、自信和自由的方法。

I got a lot of questions on how to pronounce the pair 'cap' and 'cup', and also 'cup' and 'cop'.

我收到了很多關於 "cap "和 "cup "以及 "cup "和 "cop "如何發音的問題。

So, today we're going to talk about my favorite triplet 'cap', 'cup'

所以，今天我們來談談我最喜歡的三連音 "帽"、"杯"。

and 'cop', also known as the three 'A' sounds in American English: the

和'cop'，也就是美式英語中的三個'A'音：the

front [æ], central [ʌ], and back [ɑ].

前[æ]，中[ʌ]，後[ɑ]。

What defines the sound is the tongue position.

定義聲音的是舌頭的位置。

For the front [æ] sound the tongue pushes forward, and the sound resonates

前 [æ] 音時，舌頭向前推，聲音產生共鳴

in the front part of the mouth.

在口腔前部。

[æ]: cat, hat, cap.

[æ]：貓、帽子、帽子。

So to make this sound, drop your jaw, push the tongue forward, and

是以，要發出這個聲音，下巴要下垂，舌頭向前推，然後

pull the lips to the sides a bit.

把嘴脣往兩邊拉一點。

The tongue is flat in the front and high in the back.

舌頭前平後高。

You can also think of it as a sound that is right in the

你也可以把它看作是一種聲音，就在

middle between [e] and [ɑ].

介於 [e] 和 [ɑ] 之間。

'hat', 'last', 'cap'.

帽子"、"最後一頂"、"帽子"。

All right?

行嗎？

So it's not 'cup' or 'lust'.

所以，這不是 "杯具"，也不是 "慾望"。

These are different words.

這是兩個不同的詞。

It's 'cap' and 'last'.

是 "上限 "和 "最後"。

For the central [ʌ] the tongue is, you figured, in the center, all right?

對於中央[ʌ]，舌頭是，你想，在中間，好嗎？

So it's like a stressed schwa.

是以，它就像一個重讀的雙元音。

The mouth is pretty much a neutral pose, and the jaw drops a bit.

嘴巴的姿勢基本保持中立，下巴微微下垂。

'cup'.

杯"。

You push the air out and create sound.

你把空氣推出去，產生聲音。

'cup', 'love', 'fun', 'month'.

杯"、"愛"、"樂"、"月"。

[ʌ].

[ʌ].

And then you have the back [ɑ].

然後是背面 [ɑ]。

For that, you drop your jaw, relax your lips, and pull the tongue back a bit.

為此，你要下巴下垂，嘴脣放鬆，舌頭往後拉一點。

[ɑ]: 'father', 'cop', 'lost', and 'hot'.

[ɑ]："父親"、"警察"、"迷路 "和 "熱"。

So although it's spelled with an O, it's not 'h[o]t' or

是以，雖然拼寫是 "O"，但不是 "h[o]t"，也不是 "h[o]t"。

'l[o]st', it's [ɑ] - 'l[ɑ]st'.

'l[o]st'，是 [ɑ] - 'l[ɑ]st'。

It's also not 'lust' cause then it's going to sound like the

它也不是 "慾望"，因為那樣聽起來就會像"......"。

central [ʌ] sound - 'lust'.

中心[ʌ]音--"慾望"。

'Lost'.

迷失》。

All right.

好的

So again, 'cap' - [æ], front [æ]: usually associated with a letter A - [æ].

同樣，"cap" - [æ], front [æ]: 通常與字母 A - [æ] 相關聯。

Then we have the central [ʌ]- 'cup', usually associated with O, OU or U: 'cup', 'love', ' country'.

然後是中心詞 [ʌ]- '杯'，通常與 O、OU 或 U 有關：'杯'、'愛'、'國家'。

And then we have the back [ɑ], usually spelled with O, AW, AU, or OU: [ɑ] - 'cop'.

然後是後面的 [ɑ]，通常拼成 O、AW、AU 或 OU：[ɑ] - "警察"。

All right? Good.

好嗎？好的

Now let's try it in a few sentences.

現在，讓我們用幾句話來試一試。

So first let's practice the three words - 'last', 'lust', 'lost'.

所以，首先讓我們來練習這三個詞--"最後"、"慾望 "和 "迷失"。

"Last night I lost my lust for chocolate".

"昨晚我對巧克力失去了慾望"。

I hope this never happens to you, but just for the sake of practice, let's try it.

我希望這種情況永遠不會發生在你身上，但為了實踐起見，讓我們試一試吧。

"Last night", 'l[æ]', okay?

"昨晚"，"l[æ]"，好嗎？

It's not 'l[ʌ]st night', then it's going to sound like the central [ʌ].

如果不是 "l[ʌ]st night"，聽起來就會像中心詞 "ʌ"。

"Last night I lost my lust" - central [ʌ] - "for chocolate".

"昨晚我失去了我的慾望"--中央[ʌ]--"巧克力"。

'cap-cup-cop': "The cop took off his cap and drank from the cup".

帽子-杯子-警察"警察摘下帽子，用杯子喝水"。

"The cop" - open [ɑ] - "took off his cap" - not his 'cup', right?

"警察"--打開[ɑ]--"摘下帽子"--不是他的 "杯子"，對嗎？

- "his cap and drank from the cup" - central [ʌ].

- "他的帽子，喝了杯中的酒"--中央[ʌ]。

'hat' - 'hut' - 'hot'.

帽子'-'小屋'-'熱'。

'stack' - 'stuck' - 'stock'.

堆棧"--"卡住"--"庫存"。

'backs' - 'bucks' - 'box'.

背"-"桶"-"箱"。

All right.

好的

So remember: what defines the sound is the tongue position and the jaw drops.

所以請記住：決定聲音的是舌頭的位置和下巴的下垂。

So to make the distinction between these words, make sure that you

是以，為了區分這兩個詞，請確保您

use your entire face - the tongue and the jaw to make these sounds.

用整個臉部--舌頭和下巴發出這些聲音。

All right?

行嗎？

And remember that practice makes perfect, so keep on practicing.

記住，熟能生巧，所以要不斷練習。

And that's it for today.

今天到此為止。

Please share this video with your friends if you liked it.

如果您喜歡這段視頻，請與您的朋友分享。

And come on over to my website to check it out and get more

請訪問我的網站，查看並獲取更多資訊

great content every single week.

每週都有精彩內容

You can also get my free Accent Crash course if you sign up.

如果您註冊，還可以免費獲得我的口音速成課程。

All right.

好的

So, have a great week and I will see you next week in the next video.

祝大家本週愉快，我們下週視頻再見。

Bye.

再見。