The Schwa /ə/ Sound - Endings British Pronunciation & Spelling Tips | -er -ar -or -our -ure -re

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English with Lucy, you might notice that

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my voice is slightly different today

今天我的声音稍有不同

and that's because, I am suffering from

因为我得了

bronchitis

支气管炎

I caught it on a trip to Milan

我是在去米兰的路途中得的

and I've been suffering for a while now

而且我已经难受了一段时间了

and that's why I haven't filmed any... any

这就是为什么我没哟为你们录制任何

content for you, but I'm back today

内容的原因，但是今天我带着稍有

with my voice sounding a little bit...

好转而且变得一点性感的声音回来了

a little bit sexy I quite enjoy it

我很享受

is I'm... I'm enjoying speaking with this voice, umm

这个嗓音

but today I'm going to try and help you

我今天准备试着帮助

with your British English pronunciation

你们的英式英语

发音 所以我们今天来看看

So today, we're going to be looking at

在单词末尾的非重读元音

the schwa sound, act the end of words

我现在读一些单词

I'm going to say some words now

and I want you to listen to the last

我希望你们仔细听这些单词的

syllable of the word, and also look at

最后一个音节并且注意

the spelling at the end of the word

这些单词末尾的拼写

BETT'ER' /ˈbetə(r)/

演员 日历 颜色 中心 账簿

ACT'OR' /ˈæktə(r)/

CALEND'AR'/ˈkælɪndə(r)/

COL'OUR' /ˈkʌlə(r)/

CENT'RE' /ˈsentə(r)/

LEIS'URE' /ˈleʒə(r)/

the last syllable the ending of these words is

这些单词的最后一个音节

都是一样的发音

pronounced in exactly the same way

都发 非重读元音 ə

it's using the /ə/ sound with is the "Schwa"

to create this sound you need to relax

发这个音需要你放松

your mouth, lips aparts /ə/

你的口部，嘴唇分开

just push a little bit of voice, through your mouth

然后稍稍从你的口腔吐出一点气体

and then stop it. /ə/

然后停止吐气

/ə/

这是个非常短的音 这就是 schwa

it's a very short sound, so that's

the "Schwa" however look we've got them

然而我们用很多不同的

spelled in all different ways

拼法来拼写这些单词

we've got '-ER'

er 黄油

BUTTER /ˈbʌtə(r)/

'-OR'

or 作者 ar 牧师 our 幽默

AUTHOR /ˈɔːθə(r)/

'-AR'

VICAR /ˈvɪkə(r)/

'-OUR'

HUMOUR /ˈhjuːmə(r)/

'-RE'

re 米 ure 农业

METRE /ˈmiːtə(r)/

'-URE'

AGRICULTURE /ˈæɡrɪkʌltʃə(r)/

so, it's very important to know that when

当时想读带有上述结尾的单词

you read words that end in some of these letters

的时候是否发这个音是非常重要的

you should normally pronounce them with a

schwa sound, now it's not always the case

但是总是有意外

take a look at the word

比如 guitar

"GUITAR /ɡɪˈtɑː(r)/"

for example "GUITAR /ɡɪˈtɑː(r)/"

it's NOT /ɡɪˈt"ə"(r)/

it's "GUITAR /ɡɪˈtɑː(r)/" , so this isn't a schwa sound

所以这不是 schwa

now notice that in American English this

注意在美式英语中

isn't always the case, they will often

并不总是这样

pronounced was ending in "R" with an "R"

他们一般会把以 r 结尾的单词

sound like BETTER BUTTER they do have

中的 r 音读出来比如 better butter

more the "R" sound, we "drop the R" and

他们会有更多的 r 音 而我们英式英语不发 r

British English, now you might be

现在你可能在想

thinking, well I know how to say some of

好了 我知道怎么说

these words that how do I know which

这些单词了 但是我怎么知道 哪个单词

ending each one has? unfortunately there

是哪个结尾 不幸的是 这里没有

is no strict set of rules, but I have got

严格的规则 但是

a few tips, that might be able to help you

我又一些可能会帮助到你们的建议

建议一

Tip number one

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES END IN "-ER"

以 er 结尾的比较级

and yes they use the "Schwa"

他们发 schwa 比如lighter softer

LIGHTER

SOFTER

blondey

BLONDER, for example

Tip number two, is not a role just a

建议二 但这不是一般规律

guide a tip the "-OR" ENDING OFTEN FOLLOWS

仅仅是指引 以or结尾且

紧跟CT actor IT visitor AT dictator

-CT- ACTOR /ˈæktə(r)/

-IT- VISITOR /ˈvɪzɪtə(r)/

-AT- DICTATOR /dɪkˈteɪtə(r)/

rr horror 还有ss successor

-RR- HORROR /ˈhɒrə(r)/

and -SS- SUCCESSOR /səkˈsesə(r)/

The last tip, -AR OFTEN FOLLOWS L

最后一个建议 紧跟 l 以 ar 结尾的 collar

COLLAR /ˈkɒlə(r)/ , SIMILAR /ˈsɪmələ(r)/

similar regular 好了

REGULAR /ˈreɡjələ(r)/

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同时也可以提高你的发音因为你同时

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知道英语母语的人怎么读单词

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and I will see you soon for another lesson

我们很快会在下一届课再见

hopefully, with a better voice.

希望声音恢复正常 再见 mua

bye!