How to Say STAFF vs. STUFF -- American English Pronunciation

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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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In this American English pronunciation video, we're going to go over the difference between
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ใ“ใฎใ‚ขใƒกใƒชใ‚ซ่‹ฑ่ชžใฎ็™บ้Ÿณใƒ“ใƒ‡ใ‚ชใง ใฏ
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the words 'staff' and 'stuff'.
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ใ€ใ€Œใ‚นใ‚ฟใƒƒใƒ•ใ€ใจใ€Œใ‚นใ‚ฟใƒƒใƒ•ใ€ใจใ„ใ†ๅ˜่ชžใฎ้•ใ„ใซใคใ„ใฆ่ชฌๆ˜Žใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
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I have several videos comparing vowels, but in this video, we're going to compare two
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ๆฏ้Ÿณใ‚’ๆฏ”่ผƒใ™ใ‚‹ใƒ“ใƒ‡ใ‚ชใŒใ„ใใคใ‹ใ‚ใ‚Š ใพใ™ใŒใ€ใ“ใฎใƒ“ใƒ‡ใ‚ชใงใฏใ€2ใคใฎ็•ฐใชใ‚‹ๅ˜่ชžใ‚’ๆฏ”่ผƒใ—
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different words. Thanks to the fan who suggested this topic. These two words, 'staff' and 'stuff',
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ใพใ™ใ€‚ ใ“ใฎใƒˆใƒ”ใƒƒใ‚ฏใ‚’ๆๆกˆใ—ใฆใใ‚ŒใŸใƒ•ใ‚กใƒณใซๆ„Ÿ่ฌใ— ใพใ™ใ€‚ ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚‰ใฎ2ใคใฎๅ˜่ชžใ€ใ€Œใ‚นใ‚ฟใƒƒใƒ•ใ€ใจใ€Œใ‚นใ‚ฟใƒƒใƒ•ใ€
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are a minimal pair. A minimal pair is a set of two words where only one sound is different.
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ใฏๆœ€ๅฐ้™ใฎใƒšใ‚ขใงใ™ใ€‚ ใƒŸใƒ‹ใƒžใƒซใƒšใ‚ขใฏใ€ 1ใคใฎ้Ÿณใ ใ‘ใŒ็•ฐใชใ‚‹2ใคใฎๅ˜่ชžใฎใ‚ปใƒƒใƒˆใงใ™ใ€‚
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'Staff' has the 'aa' as in 'bat' vowel, and 'stuff' has the 'uh' as in 'butter' vowel.
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'Staff'ใซใฏ'bat'ๆฏ้Ÿณใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซ'aa'ใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใ€ 'stuff'ใซใฏ'butter'ๆฏ้Ÿณใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซ'uh'ใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
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For the 'aa' vowel, the jaw drops quite a bit, and the tongue raises in the back. That
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'aa'ๆฏ้Ÿณใฎๅ ดๅˆใ€้กŽใŒ ใ‹ใชใ‚Šไธ‹ใŒใ‚Šใ€่ˆŒใŒๅพŒใ‚ใซไธŠใŒใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ ใใ‚Œ
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means you should be able to see a lot of tongue. Aa, aa. Also, the corners of the mouth may
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ใฏใ‚ใชใŸใŒใŸใใ•ใ‚“ใฎ่ˆŒใ‚’่ฆ‹ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใงใใ‚‹ใฏใšใงใ‚ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ๆ„ๅ‘ณใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚ ใ‚ใ‚ใ€ใ‚ใ‚ใ€‚ ใพใŸใ€ๅฃใฎ่ง’ใŒ
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pull up and out a bit, exposing some of the top teeth, aa, aa. The 'uh' as in 'butter'
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ๅฐ‘ใ—ๅผ•ใฃๅผตใ‚‰ใ‚Œใฆๅผ•ใๅ‡บใ•ใ‚Œใ€ไธŠๆญฏใฎไธ€้ƒจใŒ้œฒๅ‡บใ™ใ‚‹ๅ ดๅˆใŒใ‚ใ‚Š ใพใ™ใ€‚ ใ€Œใƒใ‚ฟใƒผใ€ๆฏ้Ÿณใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใชใ€Œใˆใˆใจใ€ใฏใ€
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vowel has relaxed lips and a relaxed tongue. It's a stressed syllable in both 'butter'
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ใƒชใƒฉใƒƒใ‚ฏใ‚นใ—ใŸๅ”‡ใจใƒชใƒฉใƒƒใ‚ฏใ‚นใ—ใŸ่ˆŒใ‚’ๆŒใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ ใ€Œใƒใ‚ฟใƒผใ€ใจใ€Œใ‚นใ‚ฟใƒƒใƒ•ใ€ใฎไธกๆ–นใงๅผท่ชฟใ•ใ‚ŒใŸ้Ÿณ็ฏ€ใช
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and 'stuff', so the jaw will drop a little, but the lips should be completely relaxed,
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ใฎใงใ€้กŽใฏๅฐ‘ใ—่ฝใกใพใ™ ใŒใ€ๅ”‡ใฏๅฎŒๅ…จใซใƒชใƒฉใƒƒใ‚ฏใ‚นใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ๅฟ…่ฆใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™
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stu-, stuff. And the tongue, too. Stuff.
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ใ€‚ ใใ—ใฆ่ˆŒใ‚‚ใ€‚ ใ‚‚ใฎใ€‚
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Let's take a look a these two words in slow motion.
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ใ‚นใƒญใƒผใƒขใƒผใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใงใ“ใ‚Œใ‚‰ใฎ2ใคใฎๅ˜่ชžใ‚’่ฆ‹ใฆใฟใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ† ใ€‚ ใ‚ณใƒกใƒณใƒˆใซๅ‹•็”ป
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Please put any questions and suggestions for videos in the comments.
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ใซ้–ขใ™ใ‚‹่ณชๅ•ใ‚„ๆๆกˆใ‚’ๅ…ฅใ‚Œใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ 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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