Name: 輔音 / j / 如 "是的"--美式英語發音 (Consonant Sound / j / as in "yes" – American English Pronunciation)
Uploaded: 2025-03-27T16:07:06.000Z
Duration: 11 min 3 s

In this video, we're going to talk about the American consonant sound "-y," as in the word "-yes."

在本視頻中，我們將討論美式輔音"-y"，如單詞"-yes "中的"-y"。

You can also hear this sound in words like "-year," "-your," "-cue," or "-fury."

您還可以在"-year"、"-your"、"-cue "或"-fury "等詞中聽到這個音。

We'll be using a special phonetic symbol, "-y," for this sound.

我們將用一個特殊的音標"-y "來表示這個音。

Excuses for stating the obvious, but remember, this is not the letter J.

原諒我說得太明顯，但請記住，這不是字母 J。

Let's conduct a little pronunciation experiment.

讓我們來做一個小小的發音實驗。

Your task is to pronounce these four words without the "-y sound."

你們的任務是讀出這四個不帶"-y "音的單詞。

As a result, you should get four new words.

結果，你應該得到四個新單詞。

好了，讓我們來看看都有什麼。

As you can see, these new words are pronounced almost the same as the previous ones.

正如您所看到的，這些新單詞的發音與之前的單詞幾乎相同。

The only difference is that they don't have the "-y sound."

唯一的區別是它們沒有"-y "音。

Obviously, the "-y is kind of a big deal.

It always occurs before vowel sounds, and that's why many people think it's a part of a vowel.

它總是出現在元音之前，是以很多人認為它是元音的一部分。

The "-y is pronounced without blocking the airstream, which makes it a vowel.

-y "在發音時不阻塞氣流，是以是元音。

However, the "-y doesn't form a syllable, and that makes it a consonant.

但是，"-y "並不構成一個音節，是以它是一個輔音。

For the sake of compromise, you can call the "-y a semivowel."

為了折中起見，你可以把"-y "叫做 "半元音"。

There's something else you should know about this sound.

關於這種聲音，你還應該知道其他一些事情。

The "-y belongs to the category of consonants that are called the glides.

A glide is a sound that's made with the air flowing over the tongue when it leaves the mouth.

滑音是指空氣離開口腔時在舌頭上流動而發出的聲音。

OK, this looks like the perfect moment to find out how to make this sound.

好了，現在是瞭解如何發出這種聲音的最佳時機。

Slightly open your mouth and leave your lips in a neutral position.

微微張開嘴巴，讓嘴脣保持中立位置。

Now let's put your tongue in the correct position for this sound.

現在，讓我們把舌頭放在正確的位置來發出這個音。

Arch your tongue and raise it to the roof of your mouth.

The tip of your tongue should be lowered behind your bottom front teeth.

Remember, even though the "-y is a consonant, it's pronounced like a vowel, so you should feel the air gliding over your tongue.

記住，儘管"-y "是輔音，但它的發音卻像元音，所以你應該感覺到空氣在舌頭上滑動。

The "-y is a voice sound, so don't forget to add your voice.

-y "是語音，所以別忘了加上你的聲音。

Here are a few typical mistakes that people make when pronouncing this sound.

以下是人們在發這個音時容易犯的幾個典型錯誤。

Many non-native English speakers confuse the "-y and the "-j sounds.

許多母語非英語的人混淆了"-y "和"-j "的發音。

This happens because in some languages, the letter Y is pronounced as the "-j sound."

出現這種情況是因為在某些語言中，字母 Y 讀作"-j 音"。

As a result, this often leads to misunderstandings.

Remember, in English, the letter Y is pronounced as the "-y sound," when it occurs before vowels.

請記住，在英語中，當字母 Y 出現在元音之前時，其發音為"-y 音"。

Another typical mistake is that some non-native speakers drop the "-y sound," especially when it occurs at the beginning of words.

另一個典型的錯誤是，一些非母語人士會放棄"-y 音"，尤其是在單詞開頭出現時。

This happens mostly because they don't have this consonant sound in their native languages, and therefore it's hard for them to recognize it in English.

出現這種情況的主要原因是，他們的母語中沒有這個輔音，是以他們很難在英語中識別這個輔音。

As a result, this completely changes the meanings of words.

是以，這完全改變了詞語的含義。

In English, the "-y consonant is found at the beginning of many common words.

在英語中，"-y "輔音出現在許多常見單詞的開頭。

Do your best to practice words with this sound as often as possible to learn to recognize and pronounce it correctly.

儘可能多地練習帶有這個音的單詞，學會正確識別和發音。

You'll see a word on the screen and hear its pronunciation.

您將在螢幕上看到一個單詞並聽到其發音。

You'll have a few seconds to pronounce the word.

Do your best to practice as many words as possible.

We'll start with the "-y sound," represented by the letter Y.

我們從字母 Y 代表的"-y 音 "開始。

yesterday yell yogurt lawyer yet yes yellow year you

昨天嚷嚷酸奶律師然而是的黃年你

Let's stop here for a second and take a short break.

讓我們在這裡停一下，稍作休息。

Next, we'll practice words with the "-y sound," represented by the letters U and I.

接下來，我們將練習以字母 U 和 I 表示的"-y 音 "單詞。

Remember, it's still the same sound, just a different spelling.

記住，還是同一個音，只是拼法不同而已。

computer junior human cute humor onion curious menu uniform music unit view usual figure

電腦 初級 人類 可愛 幽默 洋蔥 好奇 菜單 制服 音樂 單元 視圖 通常 圖

Let's talk about the spelling for the "-y sound."

If you didn't fast-forward through the practice part, you noticed that the letter Y is NOT the most frequent spelling for the "-y sound."

如果您沒有快進練習部分，就會發現字母 Y 並不是"-y 音 "最常見的拼寫。

The "-y is written with the letter Y in just 15% of words.

僅有 15% 的單詞中，"-y "與字母 "Y "一起書寫。

Most often, this sound is found in words with the letter U, like unit or cure.

這個音通常出現在帶字母 U 的單詞中，如 unit 或 cure。

Quite often, the "-y is represented by the letter I, as in million or piano."

很多時候，"-y "用字母 "I "表示，如 "million "或 "piano"。

We also can't ignore the EW combination, like in the words few or view.

我們也不能忽視 EW 組合，如 few 或 view。

If all this stuff doesn't make you an expert, we don't know what will.

如果這些東西還不能讓你成為專家，我們不知道還有什麼能讓你成為專家。

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與您的朋友、寵物和親戚分享這段視頻。

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