How to Pronounce EE vs. IH, leave vs. live -- American English

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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 compare the vowels EE and IH,
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ใ“ใฎใ‚ขใƒกใƒชใ‚ซ่‹ฑ่ชžใฎ็™บ้Ÿณใƒ“ใƒ‡ใ‚ชใง ใฏ
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as in 'seat' and 'sit'.
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ใ€ใ€Œseatใ€ใจใ€Œsitใ€ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€ๆฏ้ŸณEEใจIHใ‚’ๆฏ”่ผƒใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
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A good place to start when comparing sounds is to take a look at pictures.
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้Ÿณใ‚’ๆฏ”่ผƒใ™ใ‚‹ใจใใซๅง‹ใ‚ใ‚‹ใฎใซ้ฉใ—ใŸๅ ดๆ‰€ ใฏใ€ๅ†™็œŸใ‚’่ฆ‹ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใงใ™ใ€‚
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Here's a profile comparison of the two sounds. The sound on the left is the 'ee' as in 'she'
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ใ“ใ‚ŒใŒ2ใคใฎใ‚ตใ‚ฆใƒณใƒ‰ใฎใƒ—ใƒญใƒ•ใ‚กใ‚คใƒซๆฏ”่ผƒใงใ™ใ€‚ ๅทฆๅดใฎ้Ÿณใฏใ€Œๅฝผๅฅณใ€ใฎๆฏ้Ÿณใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€Œeeใ€
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vowel, and the sound on the right the 'ih' as in 'sit'. Right away you can notice there's
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ใงใ‚ใ‚Šใ€ๅณๅดใฎ้Ÿณ ใฏใ€Œๅบงใ‚‹ใ€ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€Œihใ€ใงใ™ใ€‚ ใ™ใ
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a little bit more tension in the corner of the mouth for the 'ee' vowel. That's because the
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ใซใ€ใ€Œeeใ€ๆฏ้Ÿณใฎๅฃใฎ้š…ใซใ‚‚ใ†ๅฐ‘ใ—็ทŠๅผตใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใซๆฐ—ไป˜ใใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚
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corners of the lips pull back a little bit. The mouth position is more relaxed, more neutral
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ๅ”‡ใฎ่ง’ใŒๅฐ‘ใ—ๅผ•ใๆˆปใ•ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‰ใงใ™ใ€‚ ๅฃใฎไฝ็ฝฎใฏ
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for the 'ih' as in 'sit' vowel. Now with the parts of the mouth drawn in: roof of the mouth,
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ใ€ใ€Œๅบงใ‚‹ใ€ๆฏ้Ÿณใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€Œihใ€ใซๅฏพใ—ใฆใ‚ˆใ‚Šใƒชใƒฉใƒƒใ‚ฏใ‚นใ—ใ€ใ‚ˆใ‚Šใƒ‹ใƒฅใƒผใƒˆใƒฉใƒซใซใชใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ ใ“ใ‚Œ ใงใ€ๅฃใฎไธ€้ƒจใŒๅผ•ใ่พผใพใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
00:59
soft palate, throat, teeth, and finally, in the darkest red, the tongue. The tongue positions
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ๅฃ่“‹ใ€่ปŸๅฃ่“‹ใ€ๅ–‰ใ€ๆญฏใ€ใใ—ใฆๆœ€ๅพŒใซ ใ€ๆœ€ใ‚‚ๆฟƒใ„่ตคใฎ่ˆŒใงใ™ใ€‚ ่ˆŒใฎไฝ็ฝฎ
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are clearly very similar. In the 'ee' vowel, however, the tongue does lift even more towards
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ใฏๆ˜Žใ‚‰ใ‹ใซ้žๅธธใซไผผใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ ใŸใ ใ—ใ€ใ€Œeeใ€ๆฏ้Ÿณใง ใฏใ€่ˆŒใฏๅฃ่“‹ใซๅ‘ใ‹ใฃใฆใ•ใ‚‰ใซๆŒใกไธŠใ’ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใพใ™
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the roof of the mouth. It's just a little bit more relaxed in the 'ih' as in 'sit' vowel.
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ใ€‚ 'ih'ใงใฏ'sit'ๆฏ้Ÿณใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซๅฐ‘ใ—ใƒชใƒฉใƒƒใ‚ฏใ‚นใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
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One thing that can help students to relax their tongue a little bit more is to think
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็”Ÿๅพ’ใŒใ‚‚ใ†ๅฐ‘ใ—่ˆŒใ‚’ใƒชใƒฉใƒƒใ‚ฏใ‚นใ•ใ›ใ‚‹ใฎใซๅฝน็ซ‹ใคใ“ใจใฎ1ใค ใฏ
01:30
of keeping the front part very wide. Sometimes that helps them to get a better 'ih' as in
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ใ€ๅ‰้ƒจใ‚’้žๅธธใซๅบƒใไฟใคใ“ใจใ‚’่€ƒใˆใ‚‹ใ“ใจใงใ™ใ€‚ ๆ™‚ใ€… ใใ‚Œใฏๅฝผใ‚‰ใŒใ€Œๅบงใ‚‹ใ€ๆฏ้Ÿณใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ‚ˆใ‚Š่‰ฏใ„ใ€Œihใ€ใ‚’ๅพ—ใ‚‹ใฎใ‚’ๅŠฉใ‘ใ‚‹
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'sit' vowel. Also, it is hard to tell here, but the jaw does drop a little bit more for
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ใ€‚ ใพใŸใ€ใ“ใ“ใง่จ€ใ†ใฎใฏ้›ฃใ—ใ„ใงใ™ ใŒใ€
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the 'ih' as in 'sit' vowel.
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ใ€Œsitใ€ๆฏ้Ÿณใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€Œihใ€ใฎ้กŽใฏใ‚‚ใ†ๅฐ‘ใ—่ฝใกใพใ™ใ€‚
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So you can see that for 'ih', the jaw drops a little bit more. If you're not sure what
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ใ—ใŸใŒใฃใฆใ€ใ€Œihใ€ใฎๅ ดๅˆใ€้กŽใŒใ‚‚ใ†ๅฐ‘ใ—ไธ‹ใŒใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใ‚ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ™ ใ€‚
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else to do, just try that. Ih, ih. For the 'ee' sound, the tongue stretches up more,
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ไป–ใซไฝ•ใ‚’ใ™ในใใ‹ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‰ใชใ„ๅ ดๅˆใฏใ€ใใ‚Œใ‚’่ฉฆใ—ใฆใฟใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚ ใˆใˆใ€ใˆใˆใ€‚ ใ€Œeeใ€ใฎ้Ÿณใฎๅ ดๅˆใ€่ˆŒใฏใ•ใ‚‰ใซไผธใณใ€
02:06
ee, ee, ee, about here, towards the roof of the mouth. Also, the corners of the lips may
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eeใ€eeใ€eeใ€ใ“ใฎใ‚ใŸใ‚Šใ€ๅฃ่“‹ใซๅ‘ใ‹ใฃใฆไผธใณ ใพใ™ใ€‚ ใพใŸใ€ๅ”‡ใฎ่ง’ใŒ
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pull wide, ee, ee. Even if you can't hear the difference, play around with this adjustment,
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ๅคงใใๅผ•ใฃๅผตใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€eeใ€eeใ€‚ ้•ใ„ใŒ่žใ“ใˆใชใ„ๅ ดๅˆใงใ‚‚ใ€ ๅ‰ๅพŒใซๅ‹•ใ‹ใ—ใชใŒใ‚‰ใ€ใ“ใฎ่ชฟๆ•ดใ‚’่ฉฆใ—ใฆใฟใฆใใ ใ•ใ„
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moving back and forth. Solidify for yourself the physical differences in these two sounds.
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ใ€‚ ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚‰2ใคใฎ้Ÿณใฎ็‰ฉ็†็š„ใช้•ใ„ใ‚’่‡ชๅˆ†ใงๅ›บใ‚ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
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And now some minimal pairs. It, eat.
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ใใ—ใฆไปŠใ€ใ„ใใคใ‹ใฎใƒŸใƒ‹ใƒžใƒซใƒšใ‚ขใ€‚ ใใ‚Œใ€้ฃŸในใชใ•ใ„ใ€‚
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Rich, reach.
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ใƒชใƒƒใƒใ€ใƒชใƒผใƒใ€‚
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Living, leaving.
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็”Ÿใใฆใ€ๅŽปใ‚‹ใ€‚
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Fist, feast.
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ๆ‹ณใ€ใ”ใกใใ†ใ€‚
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Ship, sheep.
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่ˆนใ€็พŠใ€‚
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Tick, teak.
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ใƒ€ใƒ‹ใ€ใƒใƒผใ‚ฏใ€‚
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Lip, leap.
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ๅ”‡ใ€่ทณ่บใ€‚
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Snicker, sneaker.
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ใ‚นใƒ‹ใƒƒใ‚ซใƒผใ€ใ‚นใƒ‹ใƒผใ‚ซใƒผใ€‚ ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚‰ใฎ2ใคใฎๆฏ้Ÿณ
03:06
Good luck as you solidify for yourself the difference between these two vowel sounds.
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ใฎ้•ใ„ใ‚’่‡ชๅˆ†ใงๅ›บใ‚ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซ้ ‘ๅผตใฃใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ ใ€‚
03:12
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ใใ“ใซๆญขใพใ‚‰ใชใ„ใงใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚ ็งใฎๅฎŸ้š›ใฎ่‹ฑ่ชžใฎใƒ“ใƒ‡ใ‚ชใ‚’ๆฅฝใ—ใ‚“ใงใใ ใ•ใ„ ใ€‚ ใพใŸใฏ
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