How to Pronounce HELPFUL -- American English -- Word of the Week

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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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In this American English pronunciation video,
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ใ“ใฎใ‚ขใƒกใƒชใ‚ซ่‹ฑ่ชžใฎ็™บ้Ÿณใƒ“ใƒ‡ใ‚ชใง
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we're going to go over
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the pronunciation of the word 'helpful'.
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ใฏใ€ใ€Œๅฝน็ซ‹ใคใ€ใจใ„ใ†ๅ˜่ชžใฎ็™บ้Ÿณใซใคใ„ใฆ่ชฌๆ˜Žใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
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00:13
This week's Word of the Week is 'helpful'.
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ไปŠ้€ฑใฎWordoftheWeekใฏใ€Œๅฝนใซ็ซ‹ใกใพใ—ใŸใ€ใ€‚
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It was suggested by a user on YouTube.
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YouTubeใฎใƒฆใƒผใ‚ถใƒผใ‹ใ‚‰ๆๆกˆใ•ใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚
00:19
Thanks so much for this suggestion.
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ใ“ใฎๆๆกˆใ‚’ใฉใ†ใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ€‚
00:21
It's a two-syllable word
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ใ“ใ‚Œ
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with stress on the first syllable.
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ใฏใ€ๆœ€ๅˆใฎ้Ÿณ็ฏ€ใซ้‡็‚นใ‚’็ฝฎใ„ใŸ2้Ÿณ็ฏ€ใฎๅ˜่ชžใงใ™ใ€‚
00:25
Helpful, DA-da, helpful.
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ๅฝนใซ็ซ‹ใฃใŸใ€DA-daใ€ๅฝนใซ็ซ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚
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'Helpful' begins with the H consonant sound.
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ใ€Œๅฝน็ซ‹ใคใ€ใฏHๅญ้Ÿณใ‹ใ‚‰ๅง‹ใพใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
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Some speakers,
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like my students from Russia and Poland,
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ใƒญใ‚ทใ‚ขใ‚„ใƒใƒผใƒฉใƒณใƒ‰ใฎ็”Ÿๅพ’ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€
00:35
will want to make this sound too heavy.
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ใ“ใฎ้Ÿณใ‚’้‡ใใ—ใ™ใŽใŸใใชใ‚‹ใ‚นใƒ”ใƒผใ‚ซใƒผใ‚‚ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚
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Don't let the soft palate
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่ปŸๅฃ่“‹
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hang and bounce against the tongue,
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ใ‚’่ˆŒใซใถใ‚‰ไธ‹ใ’ใฆ่ทณใญใ•ใ›ใŸใ‚Š
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and don't lift the tongue
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ใ€่ˆŒ
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to constrict the air passage.
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ใ‚’ๆŒใกไธŠใ’ใฆๆฐ—้“ใ‚’ๅŽ็ธฎใ•ใ›ใŸใ‚Šใ—ใชใ„ใงใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
00:47
Just simply expel the air,
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00:49
contracting the throat just a bit. Hh, hh.
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ๅ–‰ใ‚’ๅฐ‘ใ—ๅŽ็ธฎใ•ใ›ใฆใ€็ฉบๆฐ—ใ‚’ๆŽ’ๅ‡บใ™ใ‚‹ใ ใ‘ใงใ™ใ€‚ ใฏใใ€ใฏใใ€‚
00:53
The mouth position doesn't matter for the H,
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Hใฎๅ ดๅˆใ€ๅฃใฎไฝ็ฝฎใฏ้‡่ฆใงใฏใชใ„
00:56
so you can get into the position
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00:58
for the next sound, in this case, the EH vowel.
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ใŸใ‚ใ€ๆฌกใฎ้Ÿณใ€ใ“ใฎๅ ดๅˆใฏEHๆฏ้Ÿณใฎไฝ็ฝฎใซๅ…ฅใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใงใใพใ™ใ€‚
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The jaw needs to drop for the EH vowel.
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EHๆฏ้ŸณใฎใŸใ‚ใซ้กŽใ‚’่ฝใจใ™ๅฟ…่ฆใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
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The tongue will lift a bit
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่ˆŒ
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in the middle/front.
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ใฏ็œŸใ‚“ไธญ/ๅ‰ใงๅฐ‘ใ—ๆŒใกไธŠใ’ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใพใ™ใ€‚
01:10
Next we have the dark L.
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ๆฌกใซใ€ๆš—ใ„LใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
01:12
Pull the back part of the tongue back
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่ˆŒใฎๅพŒใ‚ใฎ้ƒจๅˆ†ใ‚’ๅพŒใ‚ใซๅผ•ใ„
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to make the Dark sound.
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ใฆใ€ๆš—ใ„้Ÿณใ‚’ๅ‡บใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
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I find when I say this word,
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ใ“ใฎ่จ€่‘‰ใ‚’่จ€ใ†ใจใใ€
01:20
I don't lift the tip of the tongue
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็งใฏ่ˆŒๅ…ˆ
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to 'finish' the dark L sound.
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ใ‚’ๆŒใกไธŠใ’ใฆๆš—ใ„L้Ÿณใ‚’ใ€Œ็ต‚ใ‚ใ‚‰ใ›ใ‚‹ใ€ใ“ใจใฏใ—ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
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So my tongue tip never comes here,
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ใงใ™ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€
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like many think it should for L.
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ๅคšใใฎไบบใŒLใฎๅ ดๅˆใจๅŒใ˜ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€่ˆŒๅ…ˆใŒใ“ใ“ใซๆฅใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
01:32
Next the lips will close for the P.
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ๆฌกใซใ€Pใฎๅ”‡ใŒ้–‰ใ˜ใพใ™
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We need to go straight from the P to the F,
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ใ€‚Pใ‹ใ‚‰Fใซใพใฃใ™ใ้€ฒใ‚€ๅฟ…่ฆใŒใ‚ใ‚‹
01:40
so when I lift my top lip,
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ใŸใ‚ใ€ไธŠๅ”‡ใ‚’ๆŒใกไธŠใ’ใ‚‹ใจ
01:42
the bottom lip is in position for the F,
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ใ€ไธ‹ๅ”‡ใŒๅ†…ๅดใซใชใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚ Fใฎไฝ็ฝฎ
01:44
where it's touching
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01:45
the bottom of the top teeth.
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ใ€‚ไธŠๆญฏใฎไธ‹้ƒจใซๆŽฅ่งฆใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
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After the F,
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FใฎๅพŒใ€
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go straight into the dark sound again,
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01:55
by pulling back
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the back part of the tongue.
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่ˆŒใฎๅพŒใ‚ใฎ้ƒจๅˆ†ใ‚’ๅผ•ใๆˆปใ—ใฆใ€ๅ†ใณๆš—ใ„้Ÿณใซใพใฃใ™ใ้€ฒใฟใพใ™ใ€‚
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Again,
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็นฐใ‚Š่ฟ”ใ—ใพใ™ใŒใ€
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I don't lift the tip of my tongue for the L.
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็งใฏLใฎใŸใ‚ใซ่ˆŒใฎๅ…ˆใ‚’ๆŒใกไธŠใ’ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
02:01
I just make the dark sound.
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็งใฏใŸใ ๆš—ใ„้Ÿณใ‚’ๅ‡บใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
02:06
Helpful, helpful.
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ๅฝนใซ็ซ‹ใฃใŸใ€ๅฝนใซ็ซ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚
02:09
Was that helpful? I hope so!
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ๅฝนใซ็ซ‹ใกใพใ—ใŸใ‹๏ผŸ ใใ†ใ ใจใ„ใ„๏ผ
02:12
That's it, your Word of the Week.
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ใใ‚Œใ ใ‘ใงใ™ใ€ใ‚ใชใŸใฎไปŠ้€ฑใฎ่จ€่‘‰ใ€‚
02:16
Try it out yourself.
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่‡ชๅˆ†ใง่ฉฆใ—ใฆใฟใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
02:17
Make up a sentence with the word,
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ใใฎๅ˜่ชžใงๆ–‡็ซ ใ‚’ไฝœใ‚Šใ€
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record it, and post it
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ใใ‚Œใ‚’่จ˜้Œฒใ—ใ€
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as a video response to this video on YouTube.
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ใ“ใฎใƒ“ใƒ‡ใ‚ชใธใฎใƒ“ใƒ‡ใ‚ชๅฟœ็ญ”ใจใ—ใฆYouTubeใซๆŠ•็จฟใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
02:23
I can't wait to watch it.
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่ฆ‹ใ‚‹ใฎใŒๅพ…ใกใใ‚Œใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ ็™บ้ŸณใŒ้›ฃใ—ใ„
02:25
If there's a word
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you find difficult to pronounce,
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ๅ˜่ชžใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ๅ ดๅˆ
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suggest it
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02:28
as a Word of the Week in the comments.
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ใฏใ€ใ‚ณใƒกใƒณใƒˆใงไปŠ้€ฑใฎๅ˜่ชžใจใ—ใฆๆๆกˆใ—ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚
02:30
That's it, and thanks so much for using
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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†
02:33
Rachel's English.
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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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