How to Pronounce the Letter U - 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 take a look at how this letter
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ใ“ใฎใ‚ขใƒกใƒชใ‚ซ่‹ฑ่ชžใฎ็™บ้Ÿณใƒ“ใƒ‡ใ‚ชใง ใฏใ€ใ“ใฎๆ–‡ๅญ—ใŒใฉใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซ็™บ้Ÿณใ•ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚’่ฆ‹ใฆใ„ใใพใ™
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is pronounced.
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I often get emails from people asking questions like, 'Why is the CH in CHICAGO pronounced
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ใ€ŒCHICAGO
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differently than the CH in CHOICE?' SH vs. CH. And my answer is always, unfortunately,
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ใฎCHใจCHOICEใฎCHใฎ็™บ้ŸณใŒ้•ใ†ใฎใฏใชใœใงใ™ใ‹๏ผŸใ€ใชใฉใฎ่ณชๅ•ใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ไบบใ‹ใ‚‰ใƒกใƒผใƒซใŒๅฑŠใใ“ใจใŒใ‚ˆใใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ SHๅฏพ CHใ€‚ ใใ—ใฆใ€็งใฎ็ญ”ใˆใฏใ€ๆฎ‹ๅฟตใชใŒใ‚‰ใ€
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the sounds of American English do not correspond one-to-one with the letters of the alphabet.
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ใ‚ขใƒกใƒชใ‚ซ่‹ฑ่ชžใฎ้Ÿณ ใฏใ‚ขใƒซใƒ•ใ‚กใƒ™ใƒƒใƒˆใฎๆ–‡ๅญ—ใจ1ๅฏพ1ใงๅฏพๅฟœใ—ใฆใ„ใชใ„ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใงใ™ใ€‚
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To know for sure how a word is pronounced, you need to either hear a native speaker say
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ๅ˜่ชžใŒใฉใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซ็™บ้Ÿณใ•ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚’็ขบๅฎŸใซ็Ÿฅใ‚‹ใซใฏ ใ€ๆฏๅ›ฝ่ชž่ฉฑ่€…ใŒใใฎๅ˜่ชžใ‚’่จ€ใ†ใฎใ‚’่žใใ‹
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the word, or look up the word in a dictionary that has the International Phonetic Alphabet
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ใ€ๅ›ฝ้š›้Ÿณๅฃฐ่จ˜ๅทใฎๆ–‡ๅญ—่ตทใ“ใ—ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹่พžๆ›ธใงใใฎๅ˜่ชžใ‚’่ชฟในใ‚‹ๅฟ…่ฆใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™
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transcription.
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Let's look at the letter U. In the word 'autumn', it is the schwa sound, uh, uh, autumn. In
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ๆ–‡ๅญ—Uใ‚’่ฆ‹ใฆใฟใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚ใ€Œ็ง‹ใ€ใจใ„ใ†่จ€่‘‰ ใงใฏใ€ใใ‚Œใฏใ‚ทใƒฅใƒฏใฎ้Ÿณใ€ใˆใˆใจใ€ใˆใˆใจใ€็ง‹ใงใ™ใ€‚
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the word 'up', it is the UH vowel. Up. In the word 'union', it is the 'you' diphthong.
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ใ€ŒไธŠใ€ใจใ„ใ†่จ€่‘‰ใงใฏใ€ใใ‚ŒใฏUHๆฏ้Ÿณใงใ™ใ€‚ ไธŠใ€‚ ใ€Œใƒฆใƒ‹ใ‚ชใƒณใ€ใจใ„ใ†่จ€่‘‰ใงใฏใ€ใ€Œใ‚ใชใŸใ€ใฎไบŒ้‡ๆฏ้Ÿณใงใ™ใ€‚
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Union. In the word 'bury', the EH vowel. Bury. In the word 'sugar', it is the UH vowel. Sugar.
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้€ฃๅˆใ€‚ ใ€ŒๅŸ‹ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€ใจใ„ใ†่จ€่‘‰ใงใฏใ€EHๆฏ้Ÿณใ€‚ ๅŸ‹ใ‚่พผใ‚€ใ€‚ ใ€Œ็ ‚็ณ–ใ€ใจใ„ใ†่จ€่‘‰ใงใฏใ€ใใ‚ŒใฏUHๆฏ้Ÿณใงใ™ใ€‚ ็ ‚็ณ–ใ€‚
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In the word 'flute', the 'oo' as in 'boo' vowel. Flute. In the word 'suite', it is the W sound.
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ใ€Œใƒ•ใƒซใƒผใƒˆใ€ใจใ„ใ†่จ€่‘‰ใงใฏใ€ใ€Œใƒ–ใƒผใ€ๆฏ้Ÿณใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€Œooใ€ใ€‚ ใƒ•ใƒซใƒผใƒˆใ€‚ ใ€Œใ‚นใ‚คใƒผใƒˆใ€ใจใ„ใ†่จ€่‘‰ใงใฏใ€W้Ÿณใงใ™ใ€‚
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Suite. In the word 'minute', it is the IH vowel. Minute.
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ใ‚นใ‚คใƒผใƒˆใ€‚ ใ€Œๅˆ†ใ€ใจใ„ใ†่จ€่‘‰ใงใฏใ€IH ๆฏ้Ÿณใงใ™ใ€‚ ๅˆ†ใ€‚
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So when you see this letter in a word, you can't make assumptions about how it is pronounced.
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ใ—ใŸใŒใฃใฆใ€ใ“ใฎๆ–‡ๅญ—ใ‚’ไธ€่จ€ใง่ฆ‹ใ‚‹ใจใ€ ใใ‚ŒใŒใฉใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซ็™บ้Ÿณใ•ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‹ใซใคใ„ใฆๆŽจๆธฌใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏใงใใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
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Look it up in a dictionary, or have native speaker say the word to you.
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่พžๆ›ธใง่ชฟในใฆใฟใ‚‹ใ‹ใ€ใƒใ‚คใƒ†ใ‚ฃใƒ– ใ‚นใƒ”ใƒผใ‚ซใƒผใซใใฎ่จ€่‘‰ใ‚’่จ€ใ‚ใ›ใ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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