How to pronounce the 'O' in 'coffee', 'job' and 'office (hint: it's not 'O)

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Accent's Way English with Hadar


ไธ‹ใฎ่‹ฑ่ชžๅญ—ๅน•ใ‚’ใƒ€ใƒ–ใƒซใ‚ฏใƒชใƒƒใ‚ฏใ™ใ‚‹ใจๅ‹•็”ปใ‚’ๅ†็”Ÿใงใใพใ™ใ€‚ ็ฟป่จณใ•ใ‚ŒใŸๅญ—ๅน•ใฏๆฉŸๆขฐ็ฟป่จณใงใ™ใ€‚

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Hey guys, it's Hadar and this is The Accent's Way. Today we're going to talk
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ใ“ใ‚“ใซใกใฏใ€Hadar ใงใ™ใ€‚ใ“ใกใ‚‰ใฏ The Accent's Way ใงใ™ใ€‚ ไปŠๆ—ฅใฏใ€ใ€ŒใŠ็ˆถใ•ใ‚“ใ€ใฎๆฏ้Ÿณใฎ
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about how to pronounce the 'ah' as in 'father' vowel sound. This vowel sound is
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ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€Œใ‚ใ€ใ‚’็™บ้Ÿณใ™ใ‚‹ๆ–นๆณ•ใซใคใ„ใฆใŠ่ฉฑใ—ใพใ™ ใ€‚ ใ“ใฎๆฏ้Ÿณใฏใ€ใ‚ขใƒกใƒชใ‚ซ่‹ฑ่ชž
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very frequent and very common in American English. However it is often a
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ใง้žๅธธใซ้ ป็นใซไฝฟ็”จใ•ใ‚Œใพใ™ ใ€‚ ใŸใ ใ—ใ€็ถดใ‚Šใฎใ›ใ„ใงใ€ๆฏๅ›ฝ่ชžใ‚’่ฉฑใ•
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very confusing sound for non-native speakers because of the spelling. The 'ah' as in
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ใชใ„ไบบใซใจใฃใฆใฏ้žๅธธใซ็ด›ใ‚‰ใ‚ใ—ใ„้Ÿณใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใ‚ˆใใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ ใ€‚ ็ˆถใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใชใ€Œใ‚ใ‚ใ€ใฏใ€
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father appears in words like 'father', but also in words that are spelled with
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ใ€Œ็ˆถใ€ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใชๅ˜่ชžใซ็พใ‚Œใพใ™ ใŒใ€ใ€Œ
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'O', as in 'office', 'job', 'possible'. Non-native speakers usually associated the vowel
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ใ‚ชใƒ•ใ‚ฃใ‚นใ€ใ€ใ€Œไป•ไบ‹ใ€ใ€ใ€Œๅฏ่ƒฝใ€ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€ŒOใ€ใงใคใฅใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹ๅ˜่ชžใซใ‚‚็พใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚ ้žใƒใ‚คใƒ†ใ‚ฃใƒ– ใ‚นใƒ”ใƒผใ‚ซใƒผใฏ้€šๅธธใ€ๆฏ้Ÿณ
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letter with a pure vowel sound, therefore pronouncing this 'O' as "oh" - "oh-fice", "johb"
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ๆ–‡ๅญ—ใ‚’็ด”็ฒ‹ใชๆฏ้Ÿณใจ้–ข้€ฃไป˜ใ‘ใฆใ€ ใ“ใฎใ€ŒOใ€ใ‚’ใ€Œohใ€ใ€ใ€Œoh-ficeใ€ใ€ใ€Œjohbใ€ใ€
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"proh-blem". Whereas it's actually a back open 'ah' sound - "aa-fis", "jaab", "praa-blm". You
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ใ€Œproh-blemใ€ใจ็™บ้Ÿณใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ ๅฎŸ้š›ใซใฏใ€ ใ€Œใ‚ขใƒผใƒ•ใ‚ฃใ‚นใ€ใ€ใ€Œใ‚ธใƒฃใƒผใƒ–ใ€ใ€ใ€Œใƒ—ใƒฉใƒผใƒ–ใƒซใƒ ใ€ใชใฉใ€ๅพŒใ‚ใซ้–‹ใ„ใŸใ€Œใ‚ใ‚ใ€ใฎ้Ÿณใงใ™ใ€‚ ใ‚นใƒšใƒซใซ 'O' ใงใฏใชใ
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want to think of it as if it has two A's in the spelling rather than an 'O' - "ah". To
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2 ใคใฎ A ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ‹ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซ่€ƒใˆใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ - ใ€Œใ‚ใ‚ใ€.
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make this sound you have to open your mouth quite a lot. You have to relax your
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ใ“ใฎ้Ÿณใ‚’ๅ‡บใ™ใซใฏใ€ๅฃใ‚’ๅคงใใ้–‹ใ‘ใ‚‹ๅฟ…่ฆใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ ใ€‚ ใ‚ใ”ใ‚’ใƒชใƒฉใƒƒใ‚ฏใ‚นใ•ใ›ใ‚‹ๅฟ…่ฆใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™
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jaw - "ah" - right? You don't need to force open your mouth - "ah" - but just relax.
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-ใ€Œใ‚ใ‚ใ€-ใใ†ใงใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ ๅฃใ‚’็„ก็†ใซ้–‹ใ‘ใ‚‹ๅฟ…่ฆใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ - ใ€Œใ‚ใ‚ใ€ - ใŸใ ใƒชใƒฉใƒƒใ‚ฏใ‚นใ—ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
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"Ah". The lips are totally relaxed, maybe rounded just a bit - "ah". Not too much
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ใ€Œใ‚ใ‚ใ€ใ€‚ ๅ”‡ใฏๅฎŒๅ…จใซใƒชใƒฉใƒƒใ‚ฏใ‚นใ—ใฆใŠใ‚Šใ€ ๅฐ‘ใ—ไธธใฟใ‚’ๅธฏใณใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“-ใ€Œใ‚ใ‚ใ€.
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because then it's gonna sound like "oh" "oh", and we don't want that.
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ใ€Œใ‚ใ‚ใ€ใ€Œใ‚ใ‚ใ€ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซ่žใ“ใˆใ‚‹ใฎใงใ€ใ‚ใพใ‚Šๅคšใใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใŒใ€ ใใ‚Œใฏๆœ›ใพใ—ใใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
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"Ah". The back of the tongue pulls back and it's really low. If it's high "ah" "ah", it's
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ใ€Œใ‚ใ‚ใ€ใ€‚ ่ˆŒใฎๅพŒใ‚ใŒๅผ•ใฃๅผตใ‚‰ใ‚Œใฆใ€ ๆœฌๅฝ“ใซไฝŽใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚ ้ซ˜ใ„ใ€Œใ‚ใ€ใ€Œใ‚ใ€ใ ใจใ€ใ€Œ
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gonna sound like a central "uh" sound like in 'cup', and we don't want that. We want more
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ใ‚ซใƒƒใƒ—ใ€ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซไธญๅคฎใฎใ€Œใˆใƒผใ€ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซ่žใ“ใˆใ‚‹ใฎใงใ€ใใ‚Œใฏๆœ›ใพใ—ใใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
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of a back "ah" as in 'cop'. "Ah" "ah". Let's practice few more words: "possible",
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'cop' ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€ใ‚‚ใฃใจๅพŒใ‚ใซ "ah" ใŒๅฟ…่ฆใงใ™ใ€‚ "ใ‚ใ‚ใ‚ใ‚"ใ€‚ ใ€Œๅฏ่ƒฝๆ€งใ€ใ€
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"opportunity", "possibility". "Paa-s'-bi-l'-dee" and not "poh-s'-bi-l'-dee". "Naat" and not "noht". "Kaa-fee"
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ใ€ŒๆฉŸไผšใ€ใ€ใ€Œๅฏ่ƒฝๆ€งใ€ใจใ„ใ†ๅ˜่ชžใ‚’ใ‚‚ใ†ๅฐ‘ใ—็ทด็ฟ’ใ—ใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚ ใ€Œใƒใƒผใ‚นใƒ“ใƒผใƒซใƒ‡ใ‚ฃใƒผใ€ใงใฏ ใชใใ€ใ€Œใƒ‘ใƒผใ‚นใƒ“ใƒผใƒซใƒ‡ใ‚ฃใƒผใ€ใ€‚ ใ€ŒใƒŽใƒƒใƒˆใ€ใงใฏใชใใ€ŒใƒŠใƒผใƒˆใ€ใ€‚ ใ€Œใ‚ณใƒผใƒ•ใ‚ฃใƒผใ€ใงใฏ
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and not "coh-fee". "Kaa" - "kaa-fee". "Ah", "ah". You want to relax your
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ใชใใ€Œใ‚ซใƒผใƒ•ใ‚ฃใƒผใ€ใ€‚ ใ€Œใ‚ซใƒผใ€ - ใ€Œใ‚ซใƒผใƒ•ใ‚ฃใƒผใ€ใ€‚ "ใ‚ใ‚ใ‚ใ‚"ใ€‚ ใ‚ใ”ใ‚’ใƒชใƒฉใƒƒใ‚ฏใ‚นใ•ใ›
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jaw, relax your lips, open your mouth and pronounce it as a back open 'ah' sound - "ah".
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ใ€ๅ”‡ใ‚’ใƒชใƒฉใƒƒใ‚ฏใ‚นใ•ใ›ใ€ๅฃใ‚’้–‹ใ‘ใฆใ€ ๅพŒใ‚ใซ้–‹ใ„ใŸใ€Œใ‚ใ‚ใ€ใฎ้Ÿณใ€ใคใพใ‚Šใ€Œใ‚ใ‚ใ€ใจ็™บ้Ÿณใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
02:06
Okay, that's it! So turn those "oh" into "ah"s.
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ใ‚ˆใ—ใ€ใใ‚Œใ ใ‘ใ ๏ผ ใ ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ใใ‚Œใ‚‰ใฎใ€Œใ‚ใ‚ใ€ใ‚’ใ€Œใ‚ใ‚ใ€ใซๅค‰ใˆใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ ใ€‚
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Just sigh a lot - "ah". Common spelling pattern of the 'ah' as in 'father' is, of
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ใŸใ‚ๆฏใ‚’ใคใใ ใ‘ใงใ™-ใ€Œใ‚ใ‚ใ€ใ€‚ ใ€Œ็ˆถใ€ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใชใ€Œใ‚ใ€ใฎไธ€่ˆฌ็š„ใชใ‚นใƒšใƒซ ใƒ‘ใ‚ฟใƒผใƒณใฏใ€
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course 'O'. 'A' as in 'father', but that's more rare. 'OU' as in 'thought'. 'AW' as in
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ใ‚‚ใกใ‚ใ‚“ใ€ŒOใ€ใงใ™ใ€‚ ใ€ŒใŠ็ˆถใ•ใ‚“ใ€ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€ŒAใ€ใงใ™ใŒใ€ใใ‚Œใฏใ‚ˆใ‚Š ใพใ‚Œใงใ™ใ€‚ ใ€Œๆ€่€ƒใ€ใฎใ€ŒOUใ€ใ€‚ ใ€Œ็ด ๆ™ดใ‚‰ใ—ใ„ใ€ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€ŒAWใ€
02:24
'awesome'. Some people may pronounce it with more rounded lips - "awesome" -
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ใ€‚ ็‰นใซๆฑๆตทๅฒธใงใฏใ€ ๅ”‡ใ‚’ไธธใใ—ใฆใ€Œใ™ใ”ใ„ใ€ใจ็™บ้Ÿณใ™ใ‚‹ไบบใ‚‚ใ„ใพใ™
02:29
especially on the East Coast. That's also okay. Choose the pronunciation that you
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ใ€‚ ใใ‚Œใ‚‚ ๅคงไธˆๅคซใงใ™ใ€‚
02:33
are comfortable with because you can merge these two sounds. The "awe" for
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ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚‰ใฎ 2 ใคใฎ้Ÿณใ‚’็ต„ใฟๅˆใ‚ใ›ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใงใใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใ€ๅฟซ้ฉใช็™บ้Ÿณใ‚’้ธๆŠžใ—ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚ ใ€Œawesomeใ€ใฎใ€Œaweใ€
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'awesome' and 'ah' for 'awesome'. Right? So if you're more comfortable with pronouncing
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ใจใ€Œawesomeใ€ใฎใ€Œahใ€ใ€‚ ๅณ๏ผŸ ใ—ใŸใŒใฃใฆใ€
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it as the 'ah' as in 'father', go for it. "Ah". Okay. So great job. Great job. "Jaab". Now,
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ใ€Œ็ˆถใ€ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€Œใ‚ใ‚ใ€ใจ็™บ้Ÿณใ™ใ‚‹ๆ–นใŒๅฟซ้ฉใชๅ ดๅˆใฏใ€ใใ‚Œใ‚’้ธๆŠžใ—ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„. ใ€Œใ‚ใ‚ใ€ใ€‚ ใ‚ใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚ ใจใฆใ‚‚็ด ๆ™ดใ‚‰ใ—ใ„ไป•ไบ‹ใงใ™ใ€‚ ใ‚ˆใใ‚„ใฃใŸใ€‚ ใ€Œใ‚ธใƒฃใƒผใƒ–ใ€ใ€‚ ใ•ใฆใ€
02:53
I'm gonna go get some coffee. Okay! Leave me a comment below. Tell me if
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ใ‚ณใƒผใƒ’ใƒผใ‚’้ฃฒใฟใซ่กŒใใพใ™ใ€‚ ใ‚ใ‹ใฃใŸ๏ผ ไปฅไธ‹ใซใ‚ณใƒกใƒณใƒˆใ‚’ๆฎ‹ใ—ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚ ใใ‚ŒใŒ
02:58
it's an easy sound for you and if not what's difficult about it and practice
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ใ‚ใชใŸใซใจใฃใฆ็ฐกๅ˜ใช้Ÿณใ‹ใฉใ†ใ‹ๆ•™ใˆใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚ใใ†ใงใชใ„ๅ ดๅˆใฏใ€ ใใ‚Œใซใคใ„ใฆ้›ฃใ—ใ„ใ“ใจใ‚’ๆ•™ใˆใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
03:03
practice practice, because that's what's gonna make it better and that's how
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็ทด็ฟ’็ทด็ฟ’ใ‚’็ทด็ฟ’ใ—ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„
03:06
you're going to improve your pronunciation. Thank you so much for
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03:09
watching and I'll see you next week in the next video. Bye!
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