Name: 我們如何給其他語言的單詞發音？ (How do we pronounce words from other languages?)
Uploaded: 2025-06-17T15:03:08.000Z
Duration: 25 min 20 s

From croissant to cappuccino, words we borrowed from other languages enrich English vocabulary and connect us to diverse cultures.

從 croissant（羊角麵包）到 cappuccino（卡布奇諾），我們從其他語言中借用的詞彙豐富了英語詞彙，並將我們與多元文化聯繫在一起。

In today's video, I'm going to give you 10 loanwords and I'd like you to say the pronunciation and guess which language they come from.

在今天的視頻中，我將給出 10 個藉詞，希望大家能說出發音並猜出它們來自哪種語言。

Joining me for the challenge is Gideon from LetThemTalkTV.

和我一起參加挑戰的是來自 LetThemTalkTV 的吉迪恩。

Gideon, thank you so much for joining me today.

吉迪恩，非常感謝你今天參加我的節目。

Yeah, and thanks for accepting the challenge.

So on the screen now, can you tell me how this word is pronounced and which language it comes from?

那麼現在在螢幕上，你能告訴我這個單詞的發音以及它來自哪種語言嗎？

I think there are two ways to pronounce it.

Because I do speak some and if I was saying in Spanish, I would say amigo.

因為我會說一些西班牙語，如果我說西班牙語，我會說 amigo。

But if I was using it as a loanword, I would say amigo.

但如果我把它用作藉詞，我會說 amigo。

Well, maybe there's no right or wrong answer.

But usually when we take words from other languages, we adapt them to our sound system.

但通常情況下，當我們從其他語言中提取詞彙時，我們會將其改編成我們的語音系統。

So this word in Spanish, we anglicize it.

是以，這個詞在西班牙語中，我們將其英語化。

So often that first vowel becomes a schwa.

是以，第一個元音往往會變成分裂音。

So we often say amigo rather than the Spanish amigo.

是以，我們經常說 amigo，而不是西班牙語的 amigo。

At the end of this word, we have an O vowel in English rather than the O of Spanish.

在這個單詞的末尾，我們使用的是英語中的 "O "元音，而不是西班牙語中的 "O"。

Another difference is the letter G, which is pronounced as a G sound in English, amigo.

另一個不同點是字母 G，它在英語中的發音是 G 音，即 amigo。

So an approximant here, amigo, rather than amigo.

所以這裡的近義詞是 amigo，而不是 amigo。

We're using it as a loanword, but if you used it in English with a female, you'd probably also say amigo, not amiga, wouldn't you?

我們把它當作藉詞來用，但如果你在英語中把它用在女性身上，你可能也會說 amigo，而不是 amiga，不是嗎？

One of the reasons we anglicize it is that we're used to pronouncing the sounds of English rather than the sounds of other languages.

我們把它英語化的原因之一是，我們習慣於發英語的音，而不是其他語言的音。

So it's simply easier for English speakers to pronounce it in a more English way.

是以，對於講英語的人來說，用更英語的方式發音更簡單。

The other thing is that we're used to hearing English sounds.

另外，我們習慣於聽英語的發音。

So it makes more sense for communication if we're using English sounds rather than sounds from other languages.

是以，如果我們使用英語的聲音而不是其他語言的聲音，對於交流就更有意義。

Yet another reason is that we may have never heard the pronunciation in the original language.

另一個原因是，我們可能從未聽過原文的發音。

There are going to be English speakers who have used the word amigo, but have never heard a Spanish person say it.

有些講英語的人使用過 amigo 這個詞，但從未聽過西班牙人說這個詞。

So like in Spanish, it ends with an O sound, but we don't have many words in English, do we?

就像在西班牙語中，它以 O 結尾，但我們的英語單詞並不多，不是嗎？

That the last sound is an O, it's an O or something different.

最後一個音是 "O"，是 "O "還是什麼？

I suppose in my accent, I have an O vowel at the ends of words.

我想，我的口音中，詞尾有一個 "O "元音。

So for example, the past tense of C is saw, or, and that might be fairly similar, but it's not exactly the same.

例如，C 的過去式是 saw、or，這可能比較相似，但並不完全相同。

I remember what's in Fowler's Modern Usage, that when you're using a foreign word, a loan word in English, you don't want to sound exactly as it sounds in the foreign language, because firstly, that might alienate someone, they might not recognize the word, but you don't want to sound as if it's too much like an English word.

我記得福勒的《現代用法》中說過，當你在英語中使用一個外來詞、一個藉詞時，你不想讓它聽起來與外語中的發音一模一樣，因為首先，這可能會疏遠別人，他們可能不認識這個詞，但你又不想讓它聽起來太像英語單詞。

You kind of make a nod to the foreign language, just to indicate to the listener that it is a foreign word or a loan word, but nothing so close they wouldn't recognize what you're talking about.

你可以向外語點頭示意，向聽眾表明這是一個外來詞或藉詞，但不會讓他們聽不出你在說什麼。

I suppose it's tricky to find the balance between giving a nod to that language and not sounding pretentious.

我想，既要向這種語言致敬，又不能顯得自命不凡，要在這兩者之間找到平衡點是很困難的。

It's a difficult line to draw because, you know, if you've studied Spanish or another language, you probably know some of those rules.

這是一條很難劃清的界線，因為，你知道，如果你學過西班牙語或其他語言，你可能知道其中的一些規則。

I wouldn't say, if I'm speaking in English, I wouldn't say, you're my amigo.

如果我說英語，我不會說 "你是我的朋友"。

One thing that is a bugbear of mine is when people ask for ciabatta when they're ordering it at an Italian deli in England.

在英國的意大利熟食店裡，當人們點意大利麵包時，有一件事是我最討厭的。

Whereas, of course, according to Italian spelling to sound rules, if you see a C and then the letter I, it's a ch and not a cia.

當然，根據意大利語的拼寫發音規則，如果你看到一個 C，然後是字母 I，那就是 ch，而不是 cia。

So it's a ch or cha rather than cia at the beginning of this word.

所以這個詞的開頭是 ch 或 cha，而不是 cia。

So it would be ciabatta rather than ciabatta.

所以應該是 ciabatta 而不是 ciabatta。

You'd still maintain sort of the an English way of saying it, but expect the cha at the beginning.  Ciao, I suppose, as well, would be another example.

你仍然可以用英語來表達，但要在開頭加上 "cha"。  我想，"Ciao "也是一個例子。

So I would add a ch at the beginning, so ch rather than cha, and then I wouldn't geminate the t, so I wouldn't make the t longer.

是以，我會在開頭加一個 ch，所以是 ch 而不是 cha，然後我不會讓 t geminate，這樣就不會讓 t 變長。

I would just say one t sound, ciabatta, and then a schwa at the end, ciabatta, which, you know, according to many Italians, would be butchering this word.

我只會說一個 t 的音，ciabatta，然後在結尾說一個 schwa，ciabatta，你知道，根據許多意大利人的說法，這是對這個詞的褻瀆。

It's anglicizing it, but still keeping the consonant sounds vaguely the same.

這是將其英語化，但輔音仍保持大致相同。

OK, let's take a look at word number two.

It's quite close, the French and the English.

Yeah, I suppose a couple of differences here.

In French, that first sound wouldn't be aspirated as much.

在法語中，第一聲就不會那麼有氣無力了。

So in English, we would say c, c, café, but in French, café, you're not going to add lots of air to the c.

是以，在英語中，我們會說 c、c、café，但在法語中，café，你不會在 c 後面加很多空氣。

And the second thing is that we usually make the final vowel a diphthong, so it's a, a, café, at least in my accent, whereas in French, it would be a monophthong, i, café.

第二點是，我們通常會把最後的元音變成雙元音，所以是 a、a、café，至少在我的口音中是這樣，而在法語中則是單元音，i、café。

Do you know how people would pronounce this word in North America, how it would be different to our accents?

你知道在北美，人們會如何發音這個詞，與我們的口音有何不同？

Often when you have two-syllable words of French origin, English people often place the stress on the first, café, whereas North Americans place it on the second.

通常情況下，當你使用源自法語的雙音節單詞時，英國人通常會把重音放在第一個單詞（café）上，而北美人則會把重音放在第二個單詞上。

好吧，是的，是的，聽起來很熟悉。

Number three, not from a language that I know.

I've no idea about the Turkish pronunciation.

That's how most English people would say it.

I think the stress would still be the same.

So, some people would say doner, doner, rather than doner, doner.

是以，有些人會說 doner、doner，而不是 doner、doner。

So, the vowels change and we're adding the R in American English.

是以，元音發生了變化，我們在美式英語中加上了 R。

And then in the second word, the second vowel is different.

然後在第二個單詞中，第二個元音是不同的。

So, rather than kebab with an A vowel in my accent, kebab, kebab with an R vowel in American English.

是以，在我的口音中，"kebab "的元音是 A，而在美式英語中，"kebab "的元音是 R。

Does that help you with the pronunciation?

So, the pronunciation in Turkish and Turkish speakers, you're going to probably comment and tell me how I've done it wrong.

是以，對於土耳其語的發音和講土耳其語的人，你們可能會發表意見，告訴我我是怎麼做錯的。

But the first word stresses on the second.

但第一個詞強調的是第二個詞。

於是就有了 "甜面圈"、"甜面圈"。

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