we're going to go over the pronunciation of the word 'foreign'.

我們來複習一下&#39；foreign&#39；這個單詞的發音。

This week's Word of the Week is 'foreign'. Thanks so much to the fan who suggested it!

本週的關鍵詞是&#39；外國&#39；。非常感謝推薦這個詞的粉絲！

Looking at this word, the pronunciation seems pretty tough, but it's actually not so bad.

看這個詞，發音似乎很難聽，但其實並不難。

First, let's talk about the stress.

首先，我們來談談壓力。

It's a two-syllable word with stress on the first syllable,

這是一個雙音節詞，重音在第一個音節上、

DA-da, foreign, so we have to make sure our first syllable is long,

DA-da，外國語，所以我們必須確保第一個音節很長、

and the second syllable is short.

而第二個音節很短。

It begins with the F consonant sound, so the bottom lip will come up,

它以 F 輔音開頭，是以下嘴脣會翹起來、

and the inside will make contact with the bottom of the top front teeth. Fffff, foreign.

而內側將與上門牙的底部接觸。呸呸呸，外國貨。

Next we have the AW as in LAW vowel, but because the next sound is an R,

接下來，我們的 AW 和 LAW 的元音一樣，但因為下一個音是 R、

which can affect the vowel before, it's not really a pure AW vowel,

這可能會影響前面的元音，是以它並不是一個純粹的 AW 元音、

the lips will round more than they would if the R wasn't there. For-.

如果沒有 R，嘴脣會更圓。對於

Then my tongue will pull back and up from the middle, kind of like this, for-.

然後，我的舌頭會從中間往後拉，就像這樣，因為--。

The front part isn't touching anything,

前部沒有接觸任何東西、

it can be pointing up a little bit or pointing down a little bit.

它可以朝上一點，也可以朝下一點。

I have a contact point here, for-,

我這裡有個聯絡點

where the middle part of the tongue touches the roof of the mouth,

舌頭中間部分與口腔頂部接觸的位置、

or maybe the insides or bottom of the teeth. For-, fore-ign, -ign.

或牙齒內側或底部。For-，fore-ign，-ign。

This second syllable should be as fast as you can make it, since it's unstressed:

第二個音節應儘可能快，因為它是非重音：

foreign, -reign, -reign.

外國，-reign，-reign。

So the tip of the tongue makes a quick motion down and then back up.

是以，舌尖要快速向下，然後再向上。

It doesn't have to go all the way down, where it would normally be for the IH vowel,

它不必一直向下，因為通常情況下，它是 IH 母音的位置、

but it should come down a little before the front,

但它應該比前面先下來一點、

flat part goes to the roof of the mouth for the N. Foreign, foreign, foreign.

扁平的部分去到 N 的口腔頂部，外國、外國、外國。

I teach English as a foreign language.

我教英語作為外語。

Here it is in slow motion.

這裡是慢動作。

If there's a word you find difficult to pronounce, suggest it in the comments.

如果您覺得哪個單詞發音困難，請在評論中提出建議。

That's it, and thanks so much for using Rachel's English.

就是這樣，非常感謝你使用瑞秋的英語。