American English - AH [ɑ] Vowel - How to make the AH Vowel

美式英语 - AH [ɑ] 元音 - 如何正确发出 AH 元音

In this American English pronunciation

在这一期美音发音教学视频中

video, we’re going to learn how to

我们将会学到

pronounce the AH as in FATHER vowel.

如何发 Father中“AH” [a] 的这个元音

This vowel needs a lot of jaw drop. Ah.

发这个元音时，你需要使下颚下垂较多

The tongue tip lightly touches behind

舌尖轻抵下排牙

the bottom front teeth, and the back

与此同时

part of the tongue presses down a little bit.

舌根需要稍微下压

Ah. The lips are neutral, very relaxed.

发“AH”时， 你的双唇是保持放松的

Ah. Because the tongue presses down

AH，因为舌根在口腔内是下坠的

in the back, you can see further into the

你可以看见

dark space in the mouth. Let’s see

舌部的黑色小坑（阴影）

that by watching this vowel up close

让我们来更进一步在慢放镜头下

and in slow motion.

观察这个元音发出的过程

The lips are relaxed, and the tongue is

双唇放松

lowered in the back. The inside of the

舌根放低

mouth is dark.

可以看到口腔内部的阴影

The word ‘job’. The jaw drops, and the

Job这个词：下颚下坠

tongue presses down in the back.

同时舌根位置放低

Ah. When this vowel is in a stressed

AH，当这个元音为重读音节时

syllable, the voice will go up and come

我们需要延长这个音

down in pitch, ah, job, ah. When it’s in

同时把声调降低

an unstressed syllable, it won’t be as

但是，当它是非重读音节时

long, and it won’t have the up-down

不需要像之前一样把这个音延长

shape of the voice, ah, ah. For example,

而且也不需要有平仄，保持平调即可。

in the word ‘blockade’, ah, ah, blockade.

例如这个词-blockade（意：封锁，阻塞），ah ah blockade

The mouth position looks the same: jaw

口型依旧如此

drop, relaxed lips, and tongue pressed

下颚下坠，双唇放松，舌根微压

slightly down in the back. But because

the pitch is flatter and the syllable is

但是因为声调已经变得更平

而且音节时常更短

quicker, it sounds unstressed. Ah, ah.

听上去会没那么抓耳，惹人注意，AH,AH

Stressed AH: job, AH.

重读音节[a]：ah，job，ah

Unstressed ah: blockade, ah.

非重读音节[a] ：ah：blockade, ah.

AH, ah. AH, ah.

（contrast）

Example words. Repeat with me:

请跟读这些示例词汇：