How to Pronounce Any Word in American English

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Rachel's English


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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I often get emails from users asking how to pronounce specific words. Today I'm going
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็‰นๅฎšใฎๅ˜่ชžใฎ็™บ้Ÿณใ‚’ๅฐ‹ใญใ‚‹ใƒกใƒผใƒซใ‚’ใƒฆใƒผใ‚ถใƒผใ‹ใ‚‰ใ‚ˆใๅ—ใ‘ๅ–ใ‚Š ใพใ™ใ€‚ ไปŠๆ—ฅใฏใ€
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to show you three different online resources that will help you figure this out on your
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ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚’่‡ชๅˆ†ใง็†่งฃใ™ใ‚‹ใฎใซๅฝน็ซ‹ใค3ใคใฎ็•ฐใชใ‚‹ใ‚ชใƒณใƒฉใ‚คใƒณใƒชใ‚ฝใƒผใ‚นใ‚’็ดนไป‹ใ—ใพใ™
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own. First, dictionary.com. Let's use the word 'attain'. The default on dictionary.com
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ใ€‚ ใพใšใ€dictionary.comใ€‚ ใ€Œ้”ๆˆใ™ใ‚‹ใ€ใจใ„ใ†่จ€่‘‰ใ‚’ไฝฟใ„ใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚ dictionary.comใฎใƒ‡ใƒ•ใ‚ฉใƒซใƒˆ
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is their own pronunciation guide. But you can see the link here, show IPA, and when
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ใฏใ€็‹ฌ่‡ชใฎ็™บ้Ÿณใ‚ฌใ‚คใƒ‰ใงใ™ใ€‚ ใŸใ ใ— ใ€ใ“ใ“ใซใƒชใƒณใ‚ฏใŒ่กจ็คบใ•ใ‚Œใ€IPAใŒ่กจ็คบใ•ใ‚Œ
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you click it, it brings up the international phonetic alphabet transcription of the word
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ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ‚ฏใƒชใƒƒใ‚ฏใ™ใ‚‹ใจใ€ใใฎๅ˜่ชžใฎๅ›ฝ้š› ้Ÿณๅฃฐ่จ˜ๅทใฎๆ–‡ๅญ—่ตทใ“ใ—ใŒ่กจ็คบใ•ใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚
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--- the same pronunciation symbols that my website uses. So you can see here, 'attain'
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ใ“ใ‚Œใฏใ€็งใฎWebใ‚ตใ‚คใƒˆใงไฝฟ็”จใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใจๅŒใ˜็™บ้Ÿณ่จ˜ๅทใงใ™ ใ€‚ ใ“ใ“ใงใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€ใ€Œ้”ๆˆใ€
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begins with the unaccented schwa syllable. This little mark means that the next syllable
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ใฏใ‚ขใ‚ฏใ‚ปใƒณใƒˆใฎใชใ„ใ‚ทใƒฅใƒฏ้Ÿณ็ฏ€ใ‹ใ‚‰ๅง‹ใพใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ ใ“ใฎๅฐใ•ใชใƒžใƒผใ‚ฏใฏใ€ๆฌกใฎ้Ÿณ็ฏ€ใŒๅผท่ชฟใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณ
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is stressed. So the stressed syllable begins with the T consonant, has the 'ay' as in 'say'
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ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ ใ—ใŸใŒใฃใฆใ€ๅผท่ชฟใ•ใ‚ŒใŸ้Ÿณ็ฏ€ ใฏTๅญ้Ÿณใงๅง‹ใพใ‚Šใ€ใ€Œsayใ€ไบŒ้‡ๆฏ้Ÿณใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€Œayใ€ใŒ
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diphthong, and the N consonant. When you press the speaker icon, you can hear a short audio
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ใ‚ใ‚Šใ€Nๅญ้ŸณใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ ใ‚นใƒ”ใƒผใ‚ซใƒผใ‚ขใ‚คใ‚ณใƒณใ‚’ๆŠผใ™
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clip of a native speaker saying the word. Attain. The next site I want to show
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ใจใ€ๆฏๅ›ฝ่ชž่ฉฑ่€…ใฎ็Ÿญใ„้Ÿณๅฃฐใ‚ฏใƒชใƒƒใƒ—ใŒๅ˜่ชžใ‚’่จ€ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใŒ่žใ“ใˆใพใ™ใ€‚ ้”ๆˆใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚ ๆฌกใซใŠ่ฆ‹ใ›ใ—
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you is the Cambridge Dictionary of American English. So again, we'll look up the word
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ใŸใ„ใฎใฏใ€ใ‚ฑใƒณใƒ–ใƒชใƒƒใ‚ธ ่‹ฑ่‹ฑ่พžๅ…ธใงใ™ใ€‚ ็นฐใ‚Š่ฟ”ใ—ใซใชใ‚Šใพใ™ใŒใ€ใ€Œ้”ๆˆใ€ใจใ„ใ†ๅ˜่ชžใ‚’ๆคœ็ดขใ—ใพใ™
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'attain'. Here you see the IPA transcription of the word. And again, there's a speaker
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ใ€‚ ใ“ใ“ใซใ€ๅ˜่ชžใฎIPA่กจ่จ˜ใŒ่กจ็คบใ•ใ‚Œใพใ™ ใ€‚ ใพใŸใ€ใ‚นใƒ”ใƒผใ‚ซใƒผ
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icon, where you can hear a different native speaker saying the word. Attain. So, in both
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ใ‚ขใ‚คใ‚ณใƒณใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใ€ๅˆฅใฎใƒใ‚คใƒ†ใ‚ฃใƒ– ใ‚นใƒ”ใƒผใ‚ซใƒผใŒๅ˜่ชžใ‚’่จ€ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใ‚’่žใใ“ใจใŒใงใใพใ™ใ€‚ ้”ๆˆใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚ ใ—ใŸใŒใฃใฆใ€
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of these great resources, you can hear the word pronounced by a native speaker, but you
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ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚‰ใฎๅ„ชใ‚ŒใŸใƒชใ‚ฝใƒผใ‚นใฎไธกๆ–นใง ใ€ๆฏๅ›ฝ่ชž่ฉฑ่€…ใŒ็™บ้Ÿณใ—ใŸๅ˜่ชžใ‚’่žใใ“ใจใŒใงใใพใ™ใŒใ€ใใฎๅ˜่ชž
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can also see the International Phonetic Alphabet transcription of the word. And here's a site
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ใฎๅ›ฝ้š›้Ÿณๅฃฐ่จ˜ๅทใฎๆ–‡ๅญ—่ตทใ“ใ—ใ‚‚่ฆ‹ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใงใใพใ™ ใ€‚ ใใ—ใฆใ€ใ“ใ‚ŒใŒ
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called howjsay.com. Again, we'll look at the word 'attain'. Attain. There's no transcription
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howjsay.comใจใ„ใ†ใ‚ตใ‚คใƒˆใงใ™ใ€‚ ใ“ใ“ใงใ‚‚ใ€ ใ€Œ้”ๆˆใ™ใ‚‹ใ€ใจใ„ใ†่จ€่‘‰ใ‚’่ฆ‹ใฆใ„ใใพใ™ใ€‚ ้”ๆˆใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚ ใ“ใ“ใซใฏๆ–‡ๅญ—่ตทใ“ใ—ใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“
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here, but again you get a third opportunity to hear a different person saying the word.
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ใŒใ€ๅˆฅใฎไบบใŒใใฎๅ˜่ชžใ‚’่จ€ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใ‚’่žใ3ๅ›ž็›ฎใฎๆฉŸไผšใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ ๅ˜่ชž
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To hear the word a second time, just move the cursor over the word again. Attain. The
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ใ‚’ใ‚‚ใ†ไธ€ๅบฆ่žใใซใฏ ใ€ใ‚ซใƒผใ‚ฝใƒซใ‚’ๅ˜่ชžใฎไธŠใซใ‚‚ใ†ไธ€ๅบฆ็งปๅ‹•ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ ้”ๆˆใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚
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default pronunciation for this site is British English. But for some words they will give
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ใ“ใฎใ‚ตใ‚คใƒˆใฎใƒ‡ใƒ•ใ‚ฉใƒซใƒˆใฎ็™บ้Ÿณใฏใ‚คใ‚ฎใƒชใ‚น ่‹ฑ่ชžใงใ™ใ€‚ ใ—ใ‹ใ—ใ€ใ„ใใคใ‹ใฎๅ˜่ชžใฎใŸใ‚ใซใ€ๅฝผใ‚‰ใฏ
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you both British English and American English. For example, on the word 'water'. Water, American,
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ใ‚ใชใŸใซใ‚คใ‚ฎใƒชใ‚น่‹ฑ่ชžใจใ‚ขใƒกใƒชใ‚ซ่‹ฑ่ชžใฎไธกๆ–นใ‚’ไธŽใˆใ‚‹ใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚ ใŸใจใˆใฐใ€ใ€Œๆฐดใ€ใจใ„ใ†ๅ˜่ชžใซใคใ„ใฆใ€‚ ๆฐดใ€ใ‚ขใƒกใƒชใ‚ซไบบใ€
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water. One thing I really like about this site is that you can type multiple words separated
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ๆฐดใ€‚ ใ“ใฎใ‚ตใ‚คใƒˆใง็งใŒๆœฌๅฝ“ใซๆฐ—ใซๅ…ฅใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฎ1ใค ใฏใ€ใ‚ปใƒŸใ‚ณใƒญใƒณใงๅŒบๅˆ‡ใฃใฆ่ค‡ๆ•ฐใฎๅ˜่ชžใ‚’ๅ…ฅๅŠ›
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by a semicolon to bring them up in one batch. Then you can move quickly from audio file
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ใ—ใฆใ€ใใ‚Œใ‚‰ใ‚’1ใคใฎใƒใƒƒใƒใซใพใจใ‚ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใงใใ‚‹ใ“ใจใงใ™ใ€‚ ๆฌกใซใ€ใ‚ชใƒผใƒ‡ใ‚ฃใ‚ชใƒ•ใ‚กใ‚คใƒซใ‹ใ‚‰ใ‚ชใƒผใƒ‡ใ‚ฃใ‚ชใƒ•ใ‚กใ‚คใƒซใซใ™ใฐใ‚„ใ็งปๅ‹•ใงใ
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to audio file. This will help you if you have multiple words that sound the same to you
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ใพใ™ใ€‚ ใ“ใ‚Œใฏ ใ€ๅŒใ˜ใ‚ˆใ†ใซ่žใ“ใˆใ‚‹่ค‡ๆ•ฐใฎๅ˜่ชžใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ๅ ดๅˆใซๅฝน็ซ‹ใกใพใ™
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--- if you're not quite sure how to differentiate the words. Seen, sing. I encourage you to
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---ๅ˜่ชžใ‚’ๅŒบๅˆฅใ™ใ‚‹ๆ–นๆณ•ใŒใ‚ˆใใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‰ใชใ„ๅ ดๅˆ ใ€‚ ่ฆ‹ใŸใ€ๆญŒใ†ใ€‚ ็™บ้Ÿณใซๅ–ใ‚Š็ต„ใ‚€ใจใใฏใ€WebไธŠ
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take advantage of these wonderful free resources on the web as you work on your pronunciation.
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ใฎใ“ใ‚Œใ‚‰ใฎใ™ใฐใ‚‰ใ—ใ„็„กๆ–™ใฎใƒชใ‚ฝใƒผใ‚นใ‚’ๅˆฉ็”จใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ใŠๅ‹งใ‚ ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
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That's it, and thanks so much for using Rachel's English.
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ใใ‚Œใ ใ‘ ใงใ™ใ€‚ใƒฌใ‚คใƒใ‚งใƒซใฎ่‹ฑ่ชžใ‚’ไฝฟใฃใฆใใ‚Œใฆใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ€‚
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ใ“ใฎใ‚ตใ‚คใƒˆใงใฏ่‹ฑ่ชžๅญฆ็ฟ’ใซๅฝน็ซ‹ใคYouTubeๅ‹•็”ปใ‚’็ดนไป‹ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ไธ–็•Œไธญใฎไธ€ๆต่ฌ›ๅธซใซใ‚ˆใ‚‹่‹ฑ่ชžใƒฌใƒƒใ‚นใƒณใ‚’่ฆ‹ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใงใใพใ™ใ€‚ๅ„ใƒ“ใƒ‡ใ‚ชใฎใƒšใƒผใ‚ธใซ่กจ็คบใ•ใ‚Œใ‚‹่‹ฑ่ชžๅญ—ๅน•ใ‚’ใƒ€ใƒ–ใƒซใ‚ฏใƒชใƒƒใ‚ฏใ™ใ‚‹ใจใ€ใใ“ใ‹ใ‚‰ใƒ“ใƒ‡ใ‚ชใ‚’ๅ†็”Ÿใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใงใใพใ™ใ€‚ๅญ—ๅน•ใฏใƒ“ใƒ‡ใ‚ชใฎๅ†็”ŸใจๅŒๆœŸใ—ใฆใ‚นใ‚ฏใƒญใƒผใƒซใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ใ”ๆ„่ฆ‹ใƒปใ”่ฆๆœ›ใŒใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ‚‰ใ€ใ“ใกใ‚‰ใฎใŠๅ•ใ„ๅˆใ‚ใ›ใƒ•ใ‚ฉใƒผใƒ ใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ”้€ฃ็ตกใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚

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