Silent Letters in English: The 10 Most Common Errors

Hi. I'm Rebecca from engVid. In this lesson, we'll be looking at 10 common pronunciation

Hai. Saya Rebecca dari engVid. Dalam pelajaran ini, kita akan melihat 10 kesalahan pengucapan umum

errors that all happen because of silent letters. Okay? So, what are those silent letters? Let's

yang terjadi karena silent letter. Oke? Jadi, apa itu silent letter? Mari kita

see. So, here I've written the 10. Okay? Now, what you'll find is in this first section,

lihat. Jadi, di sini saya sudah menulis 10. Oke? Nah, yang akan Anda temukan di bagian pertama ini,

these letters appear at the beginning of words. In this section, the letters appear in the

huruf-huruf ini muncul di awal kata. Di bagian ini, huruf muncul di

middle of the word, and in these, the letters appear towards the end of the word. Okay?

tengah kata, dan di bagian ini, huruf muncul di akhir kata. Oke?

So, let's have a look at what they are. So, here's something that you see often. "P.S."

Jadi, mari kita lihat seperti apa mereka. Jadi, inilah sesuatu yang sering Anda lihat. "P.S."

such as "psychology", "psychiatrist". Now, when I said that, what did you hear? "Psy-co-lo-gy".

seperti "psikologi", "psikiater". Sekarang, ketika saya mengatakan itu, apa yang Anda dengar? "Psy-co-lo-gy".

So, even though it's written with a "ps", which letter is silent? The "p", because all

Jadi, meskipun ditulis dengan "ps", huruf apa yang diam? The "p", karena semua yang

we're really saying is the "s". "Psy-co-lo-gy", "psychiatrist". Okay? So, that's one of them,

kita benar-benar katakan adalah "s". "Psy-co-lo-gy", "psikiater". Oke? Jadi, itu salah satunya,

and it's a common one, so be careful. Next, "kn" such as in the words "knee", "know", "knife".

dan itu umum, jadi berhati-hatilah. Selanjutnya, "kn" seperti pada kata "lutut", "tahu", "pisau".

What did you hear? Which sound did you hear? Did you hear the "k" or did you hear the "n"?

Apa yang kamu dengar? Suara apa yang kamu dengar? Apakah Anda mendengar "k" atau apakah Anda mendengar "n"?

"Knee", "knife". You heard the "n", so the "k" is silent. Okay? "Knee". Say it after

"Lutut", "pisau". Anda mendengar "n", jadi "k" diam. Oke? "Lutut". Ucapkan setelah

me. "Know", "knife". Good. "Wr" as in the words "write", "wrist", "wrap". Okay? So,

saya. "Tahu", "pisau". Bagus. "Wr" seperti pada kata "write", "wrist", "wrap". Oke? Jadi,

what did you hear? "Write", "wrist". You heard the "r", you did not hear the "w". Okay? So,

apa yang kamu dengar? "Tulis", "pergelangan tangan". Anda mendengar "r", Anda tidak mendengar "w". Oke? Jadi,

the "w" is silent there, so we're just pronouncing it like "r". Say it after me. "Write", "wrist",

"w" nya silent disana, jadi kita tinggal ucapkan seperti "r". Ucapkan setelah saya. "Tulis", "pergelangan tangan",

"wrap". Okay? What do you do when you have a birthday present? You get some nice paper

"bungkus". Oke? Apa yang kamu lakukan ketika mendapat hadiah ulang tahun? Anda mendapatkan beberapa kertas bagus

and you wrap it, you wrap the present. Okay? That's a verb also.

dan Anda membungkusnya, Anda membungkus kado. Oke? Itu juga kata kerja.

Okay, let's look at this one. Now, here, it's interesting because there's only one letter,

Oke, mari kita lihat yang satu ini. Nah, di sini menarik karena hanya ada satu huruf,

so did I forget to write the other one? No. Let's look at what happens. When we say this

jadi saya lupa menulis yang lain? Tidak. Mari kita lihat apa yang terjadi. Ketika kita mengucapkan

word, it's pronounced how? "Our", "our". Or this one, "honest". So, what happened to the

kata ini, bagaimana pengucapannya? "Kami", "kami". Atau yang ini, "jujur". Jadi, apa yang terjadi dengan

"h"? It became silent. We don't actually say it. Not all the time. Okay? There are words,

"h"? Itu menjadi sunyi. Kami sebenarnya tidak mengatakannya. Tidak selalu. Oke? Ada kata-kata,

there are many words that start with "h" where we do pronounce the "h". Okay? Such as "hotel".

ada banyak kata yang dimulai dengan "h" di mana kita mengucapkan "h". Oke? Seperti "hotel".

Okay? "Hat". There, we do hear the "h", but in some cases, we don't, like here. "Our".

Oke? "Topi". Di sana, kami memang mendengar "h", tetapi dalam beberapa kasus, kami tidak melakukannya, seperti di sini. "Kita".

Say it. "Honest". Good. Okay? So, here, we had several silent letters.

Katakan. "Jujur". Bagus. Oke? Jadi, di sini, kami memiliki beberapa surat diam.

Now, let's look at some more. "D", "g". This time, it's in the middle of a word, as in

Sekarang, mari kita lihat lebih banyak lagi. "D", "g". Kali ini di tengah kata, seperti pada

the word "judge", "judge". And "pledge", "pledge". So, we hear the "g", we don't really hear

kata "hakim", "hakim". Dan "janji", "janji". Jadi, kita mendengar "g", kita tidak benar-benar mendengar

the "d". Say it after me. "Judge", "pledge". Good.

"d". Ucapkan setelah saya. "Hakim", "janji". Bagus.

Next, again, we have a "t". Again, just one letter, but that's okay. Let's listen to this

Selanjutnya, sekali lagi, kita memiliki "t". Sekali lagi, hanya satu huruf, tapi tidak apa-apa. Mari kita dengarkan

word. Say it after me. "Fasten", "listen", "ballet". Okay? Now, yes, here it wasn't in

kata ini. Ucapkan setelah saya. "Kencangkan", "dengarkan", "balet". Oke? Nah, ya, ini bukan di

the middle, it was at the end. Okay? "Fasten". What happened? We can't hear the "t". You

tengah, tapi di akhir. Oke? "Kencangkan". Apa yang telah terjadi? Kita tidak bisa mendengar "t". Anda

should not be pronouncing the "t" in this word. Some people mispronounce it and they

seharusnya tidak mengucapkan "t" dalam kata ini. Beberapa orang salah mengucapkannya dan mereka

say "fasten". No. "Fasten". Fasten your seatbelts. Listen to me. Let's go to the ballet. Okay?

berkata "kencangkan". No "Kencangkan". Kencangkan sabuk pengaman anda. Dengarkan aku. Ayo pergi ke balet. Oke?

So, here, it was at the end, but it's silent.

Jadi, di sini, di bagian akhir, tapi sunyi.

Next, "mb", such as in the words "comb", "climb", and "lamb". Okay? So, what was silent there?

Selanjutnya, "mb", seperti pada kata "sisir", "memanjat", dan "domba". Oke? Jadi, apa yang diam di sana?

"Comb". We did not hear the "b". Say it after me. "Comb", "climb", "lamb". Good.

"Sisir". Kami tidak mendengar "b". Ucapkan setelah saya. "Sisir", "memanjat", "domba". Bagus.

Next, "mn", as in the words "column", "autumn", "hymn". A "hymn" is like a religious song

Selanjutnya, "mn", seperti pada kata "kolom", "musim gugur", "himne". Sebuah "himne" seperti lagu

or poem. All right? But we see that "mn" is in each of these words at the end of the word,

atau puisi religius. Baiklah? Tetapi kita melihat bahwa "mn" ada di setiap kata ini di akhir kata,

but which letter is silent? "Column", "autumn". So, the "n" is silent. We just hear "m". Say

tetapi huruf mana yang diam? "Kolom", "musim gugur". Jadi, "n" diam. Kami hanya mendengar "m".

it after me. "Column", "autumn", or sometimes in North America we say "autumn", but even

Ucapkan setelah saya. "Kolom", "musim gugur", atau terkadang di Amerika Utara kita mengatakan "musim gugur", tetapi meskipun

then we don't pronounce the "n", or "hymn". Okay? No "n" sound at all. So, why is it spelled

demikian kita tidak mengucapkan "n", atau "himne". Oke? Tidak ada suara "n" sama sekali. Jadi, mengapa dieja

like that? Well, there are many historical reasons why English spelling is the way it

seperti itu? Nah, ada banyak alasan historis mengapa ejaan bahasa Inggris seperti

is, but what you need to know is how to spell it, yes, but also how to pronounce it, and

itu, tetapi yang perlu Anda ketahui adalah bagaimana mengejanya, ya, tetapi juga bagaimana cara mengucapkannya, dan

also to know that what you see does not represent what you need to say. Okay? That's, I think,

juga untuk mengetahui bahwa apa yang Anda lihat tidak mewakili apa yang Anda perlu dikatakan. Oke? Itu, saya pikir,

a big takeaway from this lesson.

pelajaran besar dari pelajaran ini.

All right, let's look at another one. This time we have three letters, "t", "l", "e",

Baiklah, mari kita lihat yang lain. Kali ini kita memiliki tiga huruf, "t", "l", "e",

as in the words "castle", "castle", "whistle". Say it after me. "Whistle". So, what do you

seperti pada kata "castle", "castle", "whistle". Ucapkan setelah saya. "Peluit". Jadi, apa yang kamu

hear? "Castle", you hear the "l", but you don't hear the "t", and really the "e" is

dengar? "Castle", Anda mendengar "l", tetapi Anda tidak mendengar "t", dan sebenarnya "e"

also silent, so you're just hearing the "l". "Castle", "whistle". Okay? Good. And the last

juga tidak bersuara, jadi Anda hanya mendengar "l". "Kastil", "peluit". Oke? Bagus. Dan yang

one here, "lk", a lot of words end like that, as in "walk", "talk", "chalk". Okay? What

terakhir di sini, "lk", banyak kata yang diakhiri seperti itu, seperti "berjalan", "berbicara", "kapur". Oke? Apa yang

they used to use on boards before they had markers and whiteboards, they used to use

biasa mereka gunakan di papan sebelum mereka memiliki spidol dan papan tulis, mereka menggunakan

chalk on the blackboard. So, what is silent here? "Walk", can you tell? "Talk", you hear

kapur tulis di papan tulis. Jadi, apa yang diam di sini? "Jalan", bisakah kamu tahu? "Bicara", Anda mendengar

the "k", but you don't hear the "l". Right? So, it should be "walk", "talk", "chalk".

"k", tetapi Anda tidak mendengar "l". Benar? Jadi, itu harus "berjalan", "berbicara", "kapur".

You got it. All right. Now, let's see if you've really got it by practicing with some new

Anda mendapatkannya. Baiklah. Sekarang, mari kita lihat apakah Anda benar-benar mengerti dengan berlatih dengan beberapa

words that have these letters. So, let's do number one. What's the first word? You say

kata baru yang memiliki huruf-huruf ini. Jadi, mari kita lakukan nomor satu. Apa kata pertama? Anda

it, and then I'll say it. Okay? "Wrong". I hope you're right when you pronounced "wrong".

mengatakannya, dan kemudian saya akan mengatakannya. Oke? "Salah". Saya harap Anda benar ketika Anda mengucapkan "salah".

Okay? Number two, "thumb". This is my thumb. Three, "solemn". Now, whether you know the

Oke? Nomor dua, "jempol". Ini ibu jari saya. Tiga, "khusyuk". Sekarang, apakah Anda tahu

meaning of the word or not, you can still pronounce it correctly with some guidance,

arti kata itu atau tidak, Anda masih bisa mengucapkannya dengan benar dengan beberapa panduan,

like you just had. So, this word actually means "solemn", right? It means, like, serious.

seperti yang baru saja Anda lakukan. Jadi, kata ini sebenarnya berarti "khusyuk", bukan? Artinya, seperti, serius.

All right? A solemn occasion, a little bit of a serious, quiet occasion.

Baiklah? Acara yang khidmat, sedikit acara yang serius dan hening.

Next, "knock". Oops. Did you get that one? "Knock". So, what is it to knock? That means

Selanjutnya, "ketuk". Ups. Apakah Anda mendapatkan yang itu? "Ketukan". Jadi, apa itu mengetuk? Artinya

knocking. All right? And, again, "kn", right? So, we add a silent "k".

mengetuk. Baiklah? Dan, sekali lagi, "kn", bukan? Jadi, kami menambahkan "k" diam.

The next one, what is it? Right. "Wrestle". Okay? "Wrestle". Number six, you say it. "Folk",

Yang berikutnya, apa itu? Benar. "Bergulat". Oke? "Bergulat". Nomor enam, Anda mengatakannya. "Folk",

like folk music. Sometimes "folk" is also used to refer to people. Okay? Seven, you

seperti musik rakyat. Terkadang "rakyat" juga digunakan untuk merujuk pada orang. Oke? Tujuh, Anda

say it. "Psychic". Okay? Again, the "p" is silent, right? "Psychic". A psychic is someone

mengatakannya. "Cenayang". Oke? Sekali lagi, "p" diam, kan? "Cenayang". Paranormal adalah seseorang

who can read your mind or tell you what's going to happen. Okay? Number eight, "dodge".

yang dapat membaca pikiran Anda atau memberi tahu Anda apa yang akan terjadi. Oke? Nomor delapan, "menghindar".

"Dodge". Okay? So, somebody's throwing something and you don't want it to hit you, so you go

"Menghindari". Oke? Jadi, seseorang melempar sesuatu dan Anda tidak ingin benda itu mengenai Anda, jadi Anda pergi

like that, and you dodge. You dodge the bullet, you dodge a ball or something like that. Okay?

seperti itu, dan Anda menghindar. Anda menghindari peluru, Anda menghindari bola atau sesuatu seperti itu. Oke?

You dodge. Number nine, how do you pronounce that? "Honour". The "h" was silent, right?

Anda menghindar. Nomor sembilan, bagaimana Anda mengucapkannya? "Menghormati". Huruf "h"-nya diam, kan?

"Honour".

"Menghormati".

And the last one, there are actually a couple of pronunciations here, but let's see what

Dan yang terakhir, sebenarnya ada beberapa pengucapan di sini, tapi mari kita lihat apa yang

you say. So, here, the "t" is silent, so we can say "buffet" or some people pronounce

Anda katakan. Jadi, di sini, "t" itu diam, jadi kita bisa mengatakan "prasmanan" atau beberapa orang

it "buffet", but one way or the other, this "t" is silent. Okay? A buffet or a buffet

mengucapkannya "prasmanan", tetapi dengan satu atau lain cara, "t" ini diam. Oke? Prasmanan atau prasmanan

is a place where you go... It's kind of like a restaurant where they have lots of different

adalah tempat Anda pergi... Ini seperti restoran di mana mereka memiliki banyak

kinds of food, and you can go around and choose whatever you feel like. Okay? So, I hope that

jenis makanan, dan Anda dapat berkeliling dan memilih apa pun yang Anda suka. Oke? Jadi, saya harap

these silent letters helped you to understand some of the mistakes you might be making,

surat-surat senyap ini membantu Anda memahami beberapa kesalahan yang mungkin Anda buat,

and also to pay more attention when you're looking at English pronunciation and English

dan juga lebih memperhatikan ketika Anda melihat pengucapan bahasa Inggris dan ejaan bahasa Inggris

spelling. Okay? Because as much as you have to ignore these letters when you say them,

. Oke? Karena sebanyak Anda harus mengabaikan huruf-huruf ini saat Anda mengucapkannya,

you have to remember these letters when you write them. Okay? So make sure you spell and

Anda harus mengingat huruf-huruf ini saat Anda menulisnya. Oke? Jadi, pastikan Anda mengeja dan

speak correctly.

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