I'm Kenan, your personal American English pronunciation coach.

我是凱南，你的私人美式英語發音教練。

Let me ask you, have you ever been in a situation where you're sharing information like your name or maybe the street that you live on?

讓我問你，你是否遇到過分享資訊的情況，比如你的名字，或者你住在哪條街？

Or perhaps you're having a conversation and there's a certain word that's unclear between you and your listener, and you might be asked to spell something out.

又或者，在談話中，你和聽眾之間有某個單詞不清楚，可能會要求你拼寫出來。

This can be helpful sometimes, or it can make things more tricky, depending on how you're pronouncing the letters of the English alphabet.

這有時會很有幫助，有時也會讓事情變得更加棘手，這取決於你如何發音英語字母表中的字母。

The tendency for a lot of non-native speakers is to pronounce the letter names in a more short and choppy fashion.

很多母語非英語的人傾向於將字母名稱讀得更簡短和不連貫。

This can make some of the letter names hard to distinguish and others really difficult to understand.

這可能會使一些字母名稱難以區分，而另一些則非常難以理解。

This problem can be solved by learning to give more emphasis to the vowel sounds that are at the core of the letter names.

要解決這個問題，就要學會更加重視元音，因為元音是字母名稱的核心。

So in this lesson, we're going to talk about pronouncing the letter names of all the letters in the English alphabet.

是以，在本課中，我們將討論如何發音英語字母表中所有字母的名稱。

This is going to really help you in those instances where you're asked to spell something out.

這將在要求您拼寫出某些內容時為您提供真正的幫助。

And be sure to stay tuned to the end of the lesson, where I'll give you a bonus tip on using stress, emphasis, and pausing when spelling to make sure that these interactions are clear and successful.

在本課的最後，我還會告訴你一個額外的小竅門，那就是在拼寫時使用重音、強調和停頓，以確保這些互動清晰而成功。

So let's dive in so you can see what I mean by emphasizing these vowel sounds.

所以，讓我們一起來看看我強調這些元音是什麼意思。

All right, starting first with the letter A, A.

好吧，先從字母 A A 開始。

The name of this vowel sound is the same as what I call the letter name A vowel sound.

這個元音的名稱與我所說的字母名稱 A 的元音相同。

Same as in the word gray, same, or complain.

與 "灰色"、"相同 "或 "抱怨 "等詞相同。

For this vowel sound and the name of this letter, you want to drop your jaw and bring it back up.

對於這個元音和這個字母的名稱，你要把下巴放下，然後再抬起來。

A, A.

A, A.

There's two parts to this sound, and you can get them both by dropping the jaw and bringing it back up.

這種聲音有兩個部分，把下巴放下再抬起來，就能得到這兩個部分。

You need more movement to emphasize this sound.

你需要更多的動作來強調這種聲音。

A, A.

A, A.

B, and our next four letters have the same vowel sound, E, E.

B，接下來的四個字母的元音相同，都是 E，E。

The sides of the lips retract just a bit for this sound, and you want to give it more stretch, more duration, and a little more energy.

發出這個音時，嘴脣兩側要稍稍後縮，你要給它更多的伸展性、更長的持續時間和更多的能量。

E.

E.

Our lips come together for the buh, buh sound and go into the vowel E.

我們的嘴脣合在一起發出 "buh"、"buh "的聲音，然後進入元音 E。

B, B.

B, B.

C.

C.

Again, that E vowel sound following the s consonant.

同樣，"s "輔音後的元音是 "E"。

C, C.

C, C.

D, D.

D, D.

Again, the E vowel sound.

同樣是 E 母音。

If you just hold that sound a little longer, give it a little stretch, and start first with the tongue up behind the teeth to the alveolar ridge for the duh sound.

如果你能把這個音保持得久一點，稍微拉伸一下，先把舌頭從牙齒後面伸到牙槽嵴頂，發出咄音。

D, D.

D, D.

E, E.

E, E.

The name of this letter is the same as what I call, again, the letter name vowel sound E that we just worked on with our previous few letters.

這個字母的名稱與我所說的字母名稱元音 E 相同，我們剛剛學習了前面幾個字母。

E, E.

E, E.

F, F.

F, F.

We start first with the vowel sound eh, as in red or bed.

我們首先從元音 eh 開始，如 red 或 bed。

Eh, eh.

誒，誒。

You're going to drop your jaw just a bit for this sound, eh, and then roll into the F consonant by letting your teeth and bottom lip come together.

發這個音時，下巴要微微下垂，然後讓牙齒和下脣併攏，滾入 F 輔音。

F, F.

F, F.

G.

G.

There's that E vowel sound again.

又是元音 E。

G.

G.

Starting first with the j as in joke consonant, going into the E vowel sound.

首先從笑話輔音中的 j 開始，然後進入 E 韻母音。

G, G.

G, G.

H, H.

H, H.

There's that A vowel sound again, where we're dropping the jaw and bringing it back up, then moving into the ch as in chips consonant sound.

又是 A 韻母音，我們把下巴放下，再抬起來，然後像輔音一樣進入 ch 韻母音。

H, H.

H, H.

Next one, I, I.

下一個，我，我

Again, the name of this letter is the vowel sound that I call the letter name I, as in white or bike.

同樣，這個字母的名稱是元音，我把字母名稱 I 稱為白色或自行車。

Again, you need more movement for this sound.

同樣，你需要更多的運動來獲得這種聲音。

The jaw is going to drop down and come back up.

下巴會垂下來，然後再抬起來。

I, I.

我，我

J, J.

J, J.

Our A vowel sound, with that jaw dropping down and coming back up.

我們的 A元音，下巴下垂，然後又抬起來。

A, with the consonant j as in joke right before that.

A，前面是笑話的輔音 j。

J, J.

J, J.

K, K.

K, K.

Again, the A vowel sound, with the jaw dropping and coming back up.

又是 A 韻母音，下巴耷拉下來，又抬起來。

Coming after the k, k consonant sound, where the back of the tongue is rising up towards the palate.

在 "k "之後發出 "k "輔音，此時舌尖向上顎方向上翹。

K, K.

K, K.

Now, the consonant is an air puff sound, meaning it's made with a tiny puff of air.

現在，這個輔音是 "噗噗 "聲，即用微小的氣流發出。

And you want to make sure that K gets the puff of air, or else it may sound more like gay.

而且你要確保 K 能呼吸到空氣，否則聽起來可能更像同志。

K, K.

K, K.

Now, our next three letters all start with the vowel sound eh, as in red.

現在，接下來的三個字母都以元音 "eh "開頭，如 red。

L, with the eh vowel sound rolling into the dark L, where the back of the tongue is coming back and down.

L，"誒 "韻母音滾動到 "暗L"，舌尖後部向後和向下。

L, L.

L, L.

Or you can pronounce an L by bringing the tip of the tongue behind the top front teeth to the alveolar ridge.

或者您也可以將舌尖伸到上門牙後面的牙槽嵴處，從而發出 L 的發音。

You just want to hold your tongue there.

你就別多嘴了。

L, L.

L, L.

Just want to make sure you give a little more emphasis to that eh vowel sound.

只是要確保你對元音 "誒 "的強調更多一些。

L, M.

L, M.

Again, we start with that eh vowel sound, dropping the jaw just a bit.

同樣，我們從 "誒 "元音開始，下巴稍稍下垂。

M, bringing the lips together for the mm consonant, with air flowing out through the nose.

M，雙脣合攏，發出 mm 輔音，空氣從鼻子流出。

M, M.

M, M.

Next comes N, N.

接下來是 N，N。

Again, our eh vowel sound rolling into the n consonant, where the tip of the tongue comes up to the alveolar ridge behind the top front teeth, and the air is flowing out the nose.

同樣，我們的 "eh "元音滾動到 "n "輔音，舌尖頂到上門牙後面的齒槽脊，空氣從鼻子裡流出。

N, N.

N, N.

Then we have O, O.

那麼我們就有了 O，O.

Another letter name that is a vowel sound on its own.

另一個字母名稱本身就是元音。

The O as in gold or no.

O 代表金子或沒有。

For this sound, you want to make sure those lips are really rounding out and stretch the sound.

對於這個音，你要確保嘴脣真正圓潤，並拉伸聲音。

Give it a little more duration.

給它多一點時間。

O, O.

O，O。

You don't want it to be oh, oh.

你不希望它是 "哦，哦"。

You want O, O.

你要 O，O。

Then we have P, P.

那麼我們有 P，P.

Again, our eh vowel sound coming after the consonant p, p, where the lips come together.

同樣，我們的元音 "誒 "發在輔音 "p "之後，"p "是嘴脣靠攏的地方。

P, P.

P, P.

Again, the p is another of those air puff sounds, meaning it's made with a tiny puff of air being released.

同樣，"p "也是一種 "噗噗 "聲，意思是通過釋放一小股空氣來發出。

P.

P.

You want to make sure you have that air puff, or else it might sound more like B.

要確保有氣泡，否則聽起來可能更像 B。

P, P.

P, P.

Q, Q.

Q, Q.

Our vowel sound in this letter name is the U.

這個字母名稱中的元音是 U。

You want to make sure that your lips are rounding out for this sound.

您要確保您的嘴脣圓潤，以發出這種聲音。

So we're going from the K consonant, where the back of the tongue rises up to the palate, and then the lips are moving forward.

是以，我們從 K 輔音開始，舌頭後部上揚到上顎，然後嘴脣向前移動。

Q, Q.

Q, Q.

Then we have R, R.

那麼我們就有了 R，R.

We have the ah vowel sound moving into the er, er.

我們把元音 ah 變成了 er，er。

You want to really drop your jaw for that ah vowel sound.

你要為那個元音 "啊 "的發音瞠目結舌。

R, R.

R, R.

And S, S.

和 S，S。

Again, this letter name starts out with that eh vowel sound, where you're dropping the jaw just a bit and moving into the s consonant.

同樣，這個字母名稱以 "eh "元音開頭，下巴稍稍下垂，然後進入 "s "輔音。

S, S.

S, S.

Then T, T.

那麼 T，T.

Again, the e vowel sound coming after the t, t consonant, with the tip of the tongue coming behind the teeth to the alveolar ridge.

同樣，e 母音位於 t、t 輔音之後，舌尖位於牙齒後方，到達齒槽脊。

And this is another air puff sound.

這是另一種 "噗噗 "聲。

You want to make sure that there's a tiny puff of air releasing with the t in T, T.

你要確保在 "T"、"T "中的 "t "處有一小股空氣釋放出來。

Or else it might sound more like D, D.

否則可能聽起來更像 D，D。

Try it with me.

和我一起試試。

T, T.

T, T.

Then we have U, U.

那麼我們有 U，U.

Again, the name of this letter is the vowel sound U, as in the word cute or the word you.

同樣，這個字母的名稱是元音 U，如可愛（cute）或你（you）。

For this vowel sound, we're gliding from the ya to ooh.

對於這個元音，我們要從 ya 滑向 ooh。

U, U.

U, U.

You want to make sure that those lips are really rounding out for this sound.

你要確保嘴脣真的圓潤，這樣才能發出這種聲音。

U, U.

U, U.

Then moving on to V, V.

然後轉到 V，V。

Again, that e vowel sound coming after the consonant v, where the top teeth are connecting with the bottom lip, v.

同樣，e 的元音位於輔音 v 之後，上齒與下脣相連，即 v。

Our vocal cords are engaging for the voiced v, V, V.

我們的聲帶為發聲 v、V、V 而工作。

Then W, W.

那麼 W，W。

The first part of this letter name, the word double, double, as in taking something times two.

這個字母名稱的前半部分是 double，雙倍，即把某物乘以二。

We're doubling.

我們正在翻倍。

Double U.

雙 U。

There's that U sound again, with our lips rounding out, gliding from the ya, rounding out to ooh.

又是 U 音，我們的嘴脣圓潤，從 ya 開始滑動，圓潤到 ooh。

U, W, W.

U, W, W.

Then moving on to X, X.

然後轉到 X，X。

The e vowel sound starts this one, dropping the jaw just a bit for e.

這個音以元音 e 開頭，e 的下巴略微下垂。

Then moving into a consonant blend, the k sound and the s consonant, ks, ks.

然後是輔音混合，k 音和 s 輔音，ks，ks。

X, X.

X, X.

Then Y, Y.

那麼 Y，Y。

We have the I vowel sound, where that jaw is dropping down and coming back up, I, I.

我們有 I 的元音，下巴下垂，然後又抬起來，I，I。

Coming after the w consonant, Y.

位於 w 輔音 Y 之後。

You want to really round your lips for that w, w sound, then the jaw dropping down and up for the I, Y, Y.

發出 w、w 的音時，嘴脣要圓，發出 I、Y、Y 的音時，下巴要下垂和上揚。

And last but certainly not least, Z, Z.

最後，當然還有 Z，Z。

Again, our e vowel sound coming after the consonant z, made just like the consonant sound s, except you're adding your voice.

同樣，我們的元音 e 位於輔音 z 之後，就像輔音 s 一樣，只不過你要加上你的聲音。

This is a voiced sound, Z, Z.

這是一個發聲音，Z，Z。

All right, so let's run through all these letter names together from the top.

好了，讓我們從頭開始，把所有這些字母的名稱一起來一遍。

Are you ready?

準備好了嗎？

Say them with me.

和我一起說

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z.

A、B、C、D、E、F、G、H、I、J、K、L、M、N、O、P、Q、R、S、T、U、V、W、X、Y、Z。

Nice job.

幹得漂亮

So definitely adding a little more emphasis and energy to the vowel sounds that are at the core of all these letter names will definitely make them more clear when you're spelling.

是以，在拼寫這些字母名稱時，一定要多強調元音，併為元音注入更多能量，這樣才能讓元音更加清晰。

Another thing that you want to keep in mind, an extra bonus tip to being clear when you're spelling something, you want to deliver your letters in chunks of two to four letters.

還有一點你要記住，在拼寫的時候，除了要清楚之外，還有一個額外的小竅門，就是你要以兩到四個字母為組織、部門來發送信件。

And your emphasis is going to fall on the last letter in your chunk.

而你的重點將落在大塊中的最後一個字母上。

Then you can pause for just a second before moving on to the next chunk of letters.

然後，您只需停頓一秒鐘，就可以繼續輸入下一大段字母。

So for example, if I'm spelling my name, I'm going to break it down into two chunks of three letters.

例如，如果我拼寫自己的名字，我會把它抽成兩塊，每塊三個字母。

K-E-E-N-Y-N.

K-E-E-N-Y-N。

My emphasis is falling on the E and the N at the end of these chunks of letters.

我的重點是這些字母末尾的 E 和 N。

K-E-E, pause, N-Y-N.

K-E-E，停頓，N-Y-N。

If I'm spelling my street name, M-A-P-L-E.

如果我拼寫我的街名，那就是 M-A-P-L-E。

M-A-P-L-E.

M-A-P-L-E。

Again, emphasis falling on the P and E letter Still clear and distinct with the other letters, but giving final emphasis and a bit of a pause after the P and E.

同樣，重點落在 P 和 E 字母上，與其他字母依然清晰分明，但在 P 和 E 之後給予了最後的強調和停頓。

M-A-P-L-E.

M-A-P-L-E。

And if I'm spelling a tough word like this one, S-Q-U-I-R-R-E-L.

如果要拼寫像這個詞這樣的難詞，就拼 S-Q-U-I-R-R-E-L。

Do you hear how I'm emphasizing those letters at the end of chunks?

你聽到我是如何強調大塊末尾的字母了嗎？

S-Q-U-I-R-R-E-L.

S-Q-U-I-R-R-E-L。

Squirrel.

松鼠

Squirrel.

松鼠

Such a tough word.

這個詞真難。

S-K.

S-K.

S-K.

S-K.

The S-K blend moving to a W.

S-K 混合型移動到 W 型。

Squir.

斯奎爾

Squir.

斯奎爾

Squir.

斯奎爾

With that tongue curling up a bit, sides of the tongue on the back top molars for the R.

舌尖稍稍上翹，舌尖的兩側放在 R 的後上臼齒上。

Squirrel.

松鼠

Dark L.

Dark L.

Squirrel.

松鼠

Squirrel.

松鼠

All right, so there you have it.

好了，就這樣吧。

Hopefully, next time you find yourself in a situation where you need to spell something out, you can use these tips to alleviate some potential frustration.

希望下次您遇到需要拼寫的情況時，可以使用這些提示來減輕一些潛在的挫折感。

I hope you found the lesson helpful.

希望這堂課對你有所幫助。

If you did, please be sure to share with friends that you think will also benefit from hearing these tips.

如果您有，請務必與您認為同樣會從這些提示中受益的朋友分享。

As always, thanks so much for tuning in, and I'll see you next time.

一如既往地感謝您的收聽，我們下次再見。