American English - OO [u] Vowel - How to make the OO Vowel

In this American English pronunciation

在這美國英語(美語)

video, we’re going to learn how to

發音影片中，我們將會學習

pronounce the OO as in BOO vowel.

如何發出「U:」，Boo「Bu:」。

This sound is a little different from all

這音節有一點

of the other vowel sounds. Other vowel

不同於其他音節

sounds have one mouth position, ee, for

其他音節有一個嘴型，如「i」

example. And it’s the position of the

而發聲的是舌頭，

tongue, lips, and jaw that make the

嘴唇和下巴的位置

sound. For this vowel, the movement

在這音節，

into and out of the position is just as

如何移動它們

important as the position itself, ih-oo.

這才是最重要的，「u」。

We’ll talk about that in a second. First,

我們會晚點說這點。

let’s take a look at the mouth position.

首先我們來看嘴的位置。

To make this sound, the back part of

發這個音，舌根

the tongue stretches up towards the

頂上口腔後的軟齶。

soft palate. The front part of the

舌尖保持向下，

tongue remains down, lightly touching,

保持在下齒後面

or just behind, the bottom front teeth.

或只是輕觸下齒。

I'm sure you can see the lips round a

我肯定你可以見到嘴唇變圓了很多

lot. We want to begin this sound with

我們想要發這個音

lips that are more relaxed to move into

嘴唇要更放鬆去

this tighter lip position.

做出這個嘴型。

Let’s take the word ‘do’ as an example.

來看Do「du」為例

The lip position doesn’t matter for the

嘴型對D音來說並不重要

D sound. The lips can start moving into

嘴唇可以開始

the position for the next sound when

向下個音節移動，

making the D, like in the consonant

當發出D音，就像是

cluster ‘drop’. Did you see how my lips

輔音連綴(Consonant cluster)一樣。Drop「drɑːp」，

were already forming the R when I

你可以看見我的嘴唇已經由「D」

made the D? Drop. So what happens

移到「R」音，Drop「drɑːp」。所以如何

when we make the lip position for OO

我們做嘴型給「u」這個音時

as we make the D sound? Du, du.

在我們要發「D」音的時候? Do「du」，Do「du」。

That’s not the right sound, do, du. To

這不是正確的發音，Do「du」，Do「du」。

make the right American OO sound, the

正確的美語發音「u」，

lips have to start out, more relaxed, and

嘴型是短促的，更放鬆，

then come into this tight circle. This

和更保持一個圓狀。

transition into position for the sound is

這變換位置對發音

just as important as the position itself.

是更重要於他的嘴型。

Let’s see up close and in slow motion.

讓我們近距離和慢動作看看。

Lips start in a bigger flare, more

嘴唇在大幅逐漸展開，

relaxed, before moving into the tighter

更放鬆，在移動嘴唇成圓型之前。

circle. Look at how much the corners of

看嘴角有多

the lips come in for this sound.

近關於這個音。

Now let’s take a look at the word ‘do’.

讓我們推向do「du」這個字。

Remember, we don’t want to start with

記得，我們不要想

the lips in a tight circle, but in a more

一開始就把嘴型變成圓型，但

relaxed position so they can move into

要更放鬆嘴的位置，所以他們才能

the tight circle. Then lips move from

將嘴型變成圓型。然後嘴唇

the flare into the tighter circle.

漸漸變成圓型。

It might help to think to think of this

他可以幫你想象到

sound as ih-oo, starting with a more

有關「u」這個音節，更多的

relaxed lip position. Ih-oo.

放鬆嘴巴，「u」。

In a stressed syllable, you have an up-

在重讀音節，你的發音

down shape in the voice, OO, OO. In an

呈由上而下，「u」，「u」。

unstressed syllable, the pitch will be

在非重讀音節，它會是

flatter and lower, and it will be quieter

平坦而較低。並且他會

and quicker, oo, oo. The OO vowel is

是輕巧快速的。「u」，「u」。

unstressed in the word ‘visual’, oo.

「u」的非重讀例子是visual「vɪʒuəl」，「u」。

Let’s take a look up close and in slow

讓我們近距離和慢動作看看。

motion.

Often, unstressed vowels have a more

多數時間非重讀是

relaxed lip position. Notice that, for the

更放鬆嘴型。注意看，

oo vowel, the lips do still come into a

在「u」，嘴唇一直更靠近去保持圓型。

tight circle.

「u」重讀例字︰do「u」。

The OO vowel stressed: do, OO

The OO vowel unstressed: visual, oo

「u」非重讀例字︰visual「vɪʒuəl」。

OO, oo, OO, oo.

「u:」，「u」，「u:」，「u」

Example words. Repeat with me:

字詞例子，請跟我讀︰

Blue 「bluː」，「uː」，「bluː」

Blue, issue, suit, move, influence, two.

issue 「ɪʃuː」，「uː」，「ɪʃuː」

suit 「suːt」，「uː」，「suːt」

move 「muːv」，「uː」，「muːv」

influence 「ɪnfluəns」，「u」，「ɪnfluəns」

two 「tuː」，「uː」，「tuː」