How To Pronounce CONTRACTIONS | ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION

如何唸「縮寫」（CONTRACTIONS）｜英語發音

Guys if you want to sound more natural in your English and you want to understand more

夥伴，如果你想讓你的英語聽起來更自然， 也想更能了解

of what other people are saying then this is the lesson for you because today we're

別人在說什麼，本課程就是為你做的，因為我們今天

going to look at how to pronounce contractions. All that is coming right up, so let's run

要來看怎麼唸縮寫（contractions）。 那全都會馬上出現，我們來放

the intro.

前奏。

Alright, let's start with the verb to be. I'm, you're, he's, she's, it's, we're, they're.

好了！我們從動詞「be」開始： 「I'm, you're, he's, she's, it's, we're, they're.」。

I'm, you're, he's, she's, it's, we're, they're. The verb to have. I've, you've, he's, she's,

I'm, you're, he's, she's, it's, we're, they're. 動詞「have」：「I've, you've, he's, she's,

it's, we've, they've. I've, you've, he's, she's, it's, we've, they've. You'll notice

it's, we've, they've.」。 I've, you've, he's, she's, it's, we've, they've. 你要注意，

there that he's, she's and it's can be he is or he has, she is or she has, it is or

這裡的 he's、she's 和 it's， 可以是 he is 或 he has；she is 或 she has；it is 或

it has. So the context of the sentence will tell you which one it is. So look around the

it has。句子的上下文能告訴你那是哪一個，所以要瀏覽

sentence for other clues. For example 'She's really good at football.' She's really good

句子周圍來尋找線索，舉例： 「She's really good at football.」，「She's really good

at football. You can see good is an adjective so she is really good at football. Let's do

at football.」。 你能看到 good 是個形容詞， 所以是：「She is really good at football.」。我們換

the verb will. I'll, you'll, he'll , she'll, it'll, we'll, they'll. I'll, you'll, he'll

動詞「will」：「I'll, you'll, he'll , she'll, it'll, we'll, they'll.」 I'll, you'll, he'll

, she'll, it'll, we'll, they'll. Now let's look at would or had because again this one

, she'll, it'll, we'll, they'll. 現在我們來看 would 或 had，因為這（縮寫）同樣

can be either one. So I'd could be I would or I had depending on the context, look at

可以二選一，所以 I'd 可以是 I would 或 I had， 由上下文決定，就看

the sentence to give you clues as to which one it is. So I'd, you'd, he'd, she'd, it'd,

語句給你的線索來判斷是哪個。 那麼：「I'd, you'd, he'd, she'd, it'd,

we'd, they'd. I'd, you'd, he'd, she'd, it'd, we'd, they'd. So in the sentence 'I'd love

we'd, they'd.」。 I'd, you'd, he'd, she'd, it'd, we'd, they'd. 那麼在這句：「I'd love

to go to the cinema' the I'd there is I would love to go to the cinema because of the phrase

to go to the cinema.」， 「I'd love to go to the cinema.」， I'd 在這裡是：「I would love to go to the cinema.」， 這是因為片語

would love to, I would love to. Alright, so use the clues within the sentence to help

——(I) would love to，I would love to。 好了！所以在語句內利用線索來幫助

you understand what the contraction is. Is it would or had? Another common contraction

你明白那是哪一個的縮寫（contraction）， 是 would 還是 had？另一個常見的縮寫（contraction）

is let's. It means let us, like 'Let's go to the cinema' but instead of saying 'Let

是 let's，是指：let us， 像是：「Let's go to the cinema.」，而代替說：「Let

us go to the cinema' it's let's 'Let's go to the cinema.' It's also common to contract

us go to the cinema.」； 這是：「Let's go to the cinema.」， 也常被拿來縮短（contract）

with a noun. So certainly with names so for example 'Joe's going to the match tonight.'Joe's

名詞。那當然也用在名字， 所以舉例：「Joe's going to the match tonight.」，Joe's

is a contraction of Joe is. So Joe's going to the match tonight, Joe is going to the

是 Joe is 的縮寫（contraction ）。 Joe's going to the match tonight. Joe is going to the

match tonight. Another example 'Katie'll be at the party tonight.' So Katie'll, that's

match tonight. 另一個例子： 「Katie'll be at the party tonight.」，所以 Katie'll，呼！

quite hard, Katie'll be at the party tonight. Katie will be at the party tonight. So it

滿難的，「Katie'll be at the party tonight.」； 「 Katie will be at the party tonight.」，

becomes 'll so Katie'll be at the party tonight. Quite tricky that one and maybe that's one

變成 'll，所以：「Katie'll be at the party tonight.」。 這滿難搞的，而且也許

where you don't try to say it because it's quite tricky but maybe it's good for receptive

你不會試著說，是因為這還滿難搞的， 但也許這對接收訊息的

skills. So if you hear other people say something like that you'll know ok I think they've contracted

技巧來說很棒，所以如果你聽到其他人像那樣說話， 你就會（you'll）知道了； 好！我想在那裡他們已經（they've）把 will

will in there. So Katie'll be at the party tonight. But yeah if you feel ready to use

縮（contracted）成縮寫了； 所以：「Katie'll be at the party tonight.」， 但，是的！如果你覺得準備好要來用

that kind of pronunciation fantastic, that would be great.

這種發音，太棒了！那會很棒。

Ok, let's look at a couple of negative forms. For the verb to be isn't, aren't, wasn't,

好！我們來看一組否定型。 對動詞「be」：「isn't, aren't, wasn't,

weren't. isn't, aren't, wasn't, weren't. For do we've got don't, doesn't, didn't. don't,

weren't. isn't, aren't, wasn't, weren't」。 我們對 do 會有：「don't, doesn't, didn't」。don't,

doesn't, didn't. For have we've got haven't. hasn't, and in the past hadn't. haven't. hasn't,

doesn't, didn't. 我們對 have 會有：「haven't, hasn't」， 還有過去式的「hadn't, haven't」，「hasn't,

hadn't.Can not can be contracted to can't. Will not becomes won't. Could not becomes

hadn't」。Can not 可以縮短（contracted）成 Can't； Will not 變 Won't；Could not 變

couldn't and would not becomes wouldn't. Now of course there are variations certainly even

Couldn't；還有 Would not 變 Wouldn't。 當然現在這肯定會有變化，即便是

in Britain there are variations of the vowel sounds. So can't, it could be can't in a lot

在不列顛，母音也肯定會有變化。 Can't 在很多地方都可以是 can't 。

of places. Up north that softer /æ/ sound the 'a' 'can't instead of /ɑː/. Ok guys

在北方那更柔和的「a」唸 /æ/：「can't」，取代 /ɑː/。好了夥伴！

that's a quick look at contractions and how to pronounce them. I think it's super useful

我們快速看過縮寫（contractions）， 還有如何發音（pronounce）。 我想這對夥伴你開始要把縮寫（contractions）

for you guys to start introducing contractions into your spoken English and certainly it's

放進你的英語裡非常實用，也肯定

really useful for your receptive skills to understand what the people around you are

對你在聽你周圍的人說的話並聽懂的技巧非常有用。

saying. If you are watching TV series, if you are listening to music you are going to

如果你在看電視劇；如果你有在聽音樂，你會

hear contractions all the time. So, be aware of them and if you can try and use them in

一直聽到縮寫（contractions），所以去覺察； 而如果可以，嘗試用在

your every day English. Alright guys, thank you so much for hanging out with me, I hope

你的每日英語。好了夥伴！ 非常感謝你在這裡陪我，我希望

you found it really useful. Remember I've got new videos every Tuesday and every Friday

你能發覺那很實用。 記得我在每週二、每週五會有新影片，

helping you take your English to the next level. But until next time, this is Tom, the

幫助你把英語提升到下個水平。 但直到下次之前，我是 Tom——

Chief Dreamer, saying goodbye.

首席夢想家（the Chief Dreamer），說再見！