Name: 想學英式發音？這是你的第一堂課！ (How to Get a British Accent - Lesson One - "The Glottal T and the True T")
Uploaded: 2020-04-11T21:01:10.000Z
Duration: 3 min 38 s

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This one, we're looking at how to get a British accent.

今天，我們要來看如何習得英式口音。

I say British accent, but really I mean London.

我說英式口音，但其實是專指倫敦口音。

Because, one, it's my accent, and, two, because, well, let's just say... Harry Potter wasn't from Manchester, and he wouldn't be as cool if he was from Manchester.

因為，第一，這是我的口音，第二，因為，這麼說好了... 哈利波特不是曼徹斯特人，如果是的話，他就不會那麼酷了。

You must follow the correct sequence of lessons to properly understand and use the British accent correctly.

你得按照課程順序上課，才能理解內容，並正確地使用英式口音。

Today, we're looking at the "Glottal T" and the "True T."

今天我們要來看喉音 T 及實音 T。

Well, I'm sure that you've heard the way that British people pronounce "Water."

我相信你們聽過英國人唸 water (水) 了。

There is a T in the middle, but, usually, not always, but usually, British people don't pronounce the T.

中間有個 t，但通常，沒有總是，但通常，英國人不會發那個 t 的音。

We pronounce it like it's stuck in the throat.

我們發這個音的方式，就好像它卡在喉嚨。

This, it's sometimes represented by an apostrophe.

它聽起來就像 uh 跟 oh 的中間。

It's stuck in the throat. It's called glottal.

Obviously, not just in water, in other words...

並不只有 water (水) 而已，像其他字...

Bottle can become bo'le (bottle with the glottal T).

Bottle (瓶子) 會唸作 Bo'le (用喉音 T 發 bottle)。

So, the T is there when you spell it, but when you say it, it comes a little like bo'le.

拼字的時候 t 還是會在，但唸的時候，會變成像 bo'le 的音。

Button could be bu'on (button with the Glottal T).

button (按鈕) 會唸作 bu'on (用喉音 T 發 button)。

Other words, like great could become grea' (great with the glottal T).

其他字，像 great (很好的) 會唸作 grea' (用喉音 T 發 great)。

And it's very common to hear this, and it's most common with words which end in T.

這種發音方式很稀鬆平常，尤其是在字尾為 t 的字。

For example : but (bu'), it (i'), that (tha'), not (no').

舉例來說：but (但是) 發 bu'，it (它) 發 i'，that (那個) 發 tha'，not (不) 發 no' 的音。

For example : can't (can'), couldn't (couldn'), don't (don'), wouldn't (wouldn'), shouldn't (shouldn'), mustn't (musn').

舉例來說：can't (不能) 發 can'，couldn't (無法) 發 couldn'，don't (別) 發 don'， wouldn't (不會) 發 wouldn'，shouldn't (不該) 發 shouldn'，mustn't (絕不) 發 musn' 的音。

A common question is: does this sound informal or stupid?

我常被問，這樣講話會很不正式，或聽起來很蠢？

We don't use the glottal T or the true T every single time.

我們不會每次都用喉音 t 或實音 t。

What sounds more natural is when you have a mix of the two.

當你混合兩種 t 使用，聽起來會比較自然。

For example, in a sentence like : "A little bit."

舉例，在這個句子「a little bit (一點點)」。

You could pronounce both Ts, but it sounds more natural to use a mix.

兩種 t 都能發，但如果混合使用會比較自然。

Like for example: "A li'le bit" (little with the glottal T) or "A li'le bi' "(little and bit with glottal Ts).

像是，發作 A li'le bit (用喉音 t 發 little) 或是 A li'le bi' (little 跟 bit 都用喉音 t 發)。

也可以是一個喉音 t 加上一個實音 t。

It's up to you, and it sounds more natural to mix things up.

看你想怎麼發，但混合使用比較自然。

But, again, you don't want to use this in every single T in the sentence, because, yes that does sound stupid.

但，你不會想要句子裡面的每個 t 都這樣發的，因為，聽起來會很蠢。

There are some words which you should never use the glottal T, because it always sounds stupid, just because it does.

有些字永遠不會用喉音 t 發，因為這樣唸聽起來很蠢，就是蠢。

For example, like "mountain", we never pronounce it moun'ain  (mountain with the glottal T).

舉例，mountain (山)，我們不會唸 moun'ain (用喉音 t 發 mountain)。

No, we never say ho'el (hotel with the glottal T).

我們不會念 ho'el (用喉音 t 發 hotel)。

So, there is your lesson on the glottal T and the true T.

好的，這就是喉音 t 與實音 t。

Remember, use it as a mix not always glottal T, not always true T.

記得，混合著使用，不要只用喉音 t 也不用只用實音 t。

Have a mix of them together in the sentence.

「這個字 (police) 的重音在哪？」

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