How to Pronounce the Letter I - 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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Let's take a look at the letter I. In the word 'him', it is the IH vowel. Ih, ih, him.
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ๆ–‡ๅญ—Iใ‚’่ฆ‹ใฆใฟใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚ ใ€Œๅฝผใ€ใจใ„ใ†่จ€่‘‰ใงใฏใ€ใใ‚ŒใฏIHๆฏ้Ÿณใงใ™ใ€‚ ใ‚ใ‚ใ€ใใ†ใ ใ€ๅฝผใ€‚
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In the word 'time', it is the AI diphthong. Ai, time. In the word 'police', it's the EE
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ใ€Œๆ™‚้–“ใ€ใจใ„ใ†่จ€่‘‰ใงใฏใ€AIไบŒ้‡ๆฏ้Ÿณใงใ™ใ€‚ ๆ„›ใ€ๆ™‚้–“ใ€‚ ใ€Œ่ญฆๅฏŸใ€ใจใ„ใ†่จ€่‘‰ใงใฏใ€ใใ‚ŒใฏEEใฎ
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vowel, ee, police. In the word 'timbre', it's the AA vowel. Aa, timbre. In the word 'senior',
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ๆฏ้Ÿณใ€eeใ€่ญฆๅฏŸใงใ™ใ€‚ ใ€Œ้Ÿณ่‰ฒใ€ใจใ„ใ†่จ€่‘‰ใง ใฏใ€AAๆฏ้Ÿณใงใ™ใ€‚ ใ‚ใ‚ใ€้Ÿณ่‰ฒใ€‚ ใ€Œใ‚ทใƒ‹ใ‚ขใ€ใจใ„ใ†่จ€่‘‰ใงใฏใ€
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it's the yy sound. Senior. In the word 'possible', it's the schwa, uh, uh, possible.
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ใใ‚Œใฏyyใฎ้Ÿณใงใ™ใ€‚ ใ‚ทใƒ‹ใ‚ขใ€‚ ใ€Œๅฏ่ƒฝๆ€งใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€ใจใ„ใ†่จ€่‘‰ใงใฏใ€ ใใ‚Œใฏใ‚ทใƒฅใƒฏใ€ใˆใˆใจใ€ใˆใˆใจใ€ๅฏ่ƒฝใงใ™ใ€‚
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So when you see this letter in a word, you can't make assumptions about how it's 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‚Œ ใŒใฉใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซ็™บ้Ÿณใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚’ๆŽจๆธฌใ™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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Don't stop there. Have fun with my real-life English videos. Or get more comfortable with
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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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the IPA in this play list. Learn about the online courses I offer, or check out my latest
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ใ€ใ“ใฎใƒ—ใƒฌใ‚คใƒชใ‚นใƒˆใงIPAใ‚’ใ‚ˆใ‚Šๅฟซ้ฉใซไฝฟ็”จใ—ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚ ็งใŒๆไพ›ใ™ใ‚‹ใ‚ชใƒณใƒฉใ‚คใƒณใ‚ณใƒผใ‚นใซใคใ„ใฆๅญฆใถใ‹ใ€็งใฎๆœ€ๆ–ฐใฎใƒ“ใƒ‡ใ‚ชใ‚’ใƒใ‚งใƒƒใ‚ฏใ—ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„
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