Name: R-Colored Vowel Sound / ɚ / as in "after"- American English Pronunciation
Uploaded: 2017-03-16T03:26:55.000Z
Duration: 8 min 31 s

In this video we’re going to talk about the American r-colored vowel /ɚ/,

在這個視頻中，我們要講的是美式r色元音/ɚ/。

You can also hear this sound in words like

你也可以在一些詞語中聽到這個聲音，比如

We’ll be using a special phonetic symbol - /ɚ/ - for this sound.

我們將使用一個特殊的音標--/ɚ/來表示這個音。

In our previous video we began exploring the American r-colored vowels.

在之前的視頻中，我們開始探索美式r色元音。

Here’s a summary of what we’ve covered:

下面是我們對所涉及的內容的總結。

when you see a vowel followed by the letter 'r'

當你看到一個元音後面跟著字母'r'

can be spelled with different vowel letters and the letter ‘r’.

可以用不同的元音字母和字母 "r "來拼寫。

The /ɝ/ occurs only in stressed syllables.

But what happens in unstressed syllables?

但是，在不受力的音節中會發生什麼？

The r-colored vowel sound /ɝ/ has a weak version,

Its pronunciation is almost the same as of the tense /ɝ/,

but the /ɚ/ is a relaxed r-colored vowel.

Some linguists consider them to be the tense

有些語言學家認為它們是時態的

So, let’s find out how to make the relaxed /ɚ/ sound.

那麼，我們來看看如何讓輕鬆的/ɚ/發出聲音。

Pronunciation of the r-colored vowel /ɚ/

open your mouth a little and leave your lips neutral

so your tongue and throat should be relaxed.

所以你的舌頭和喉嚨應該放鬆。

Raise the front of your tongue toward the alveolar ridge

將舌頭的前端向牙槽嵴方向抬起。

Now slightly lower the center of your tongue.

Note, that your tongue should be relaxed.

the tip of your tongue should be curled back

and it should never touch the alveolar ridge

Now, let’s practice the /ɚ/ sound in some words.

現在，讓我們用一些單詞來練習/ɚ/的音。

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

你會在螢幕上看到一個詞，並聽到它的發音。

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

你會有幾秒鐘的時間來唸這個詞。

and try to copy the pronunciation as much as you can.

and check on how you're making the /ɚ/ sound.

The tip of your tongue should be curled back

Your tongue and your throat should be relaxed.

你的舌頭和你的喉嚨應該放鬆。

the /ɚ/ is represented by the combination of letters ‘er’,

the /ɚ/ can be written with any vowel letter followed by the ‘r’.

And this can be really confusing for non-native speakers.

而這對於非母語人士來說，可能真的很困惑。

Here’re some words with the /ɚ/ sound that are often mispronounced:

下面是一些帶/ɚ/音的字，經常會被讀錯。

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