How to Say SUPPOSED TO in American English

In this American English pronunciation video,

在這段美語發音教學影片中

you’re going to learn how to say the phrases: used to and supposed to.

你將會學到 used to及supposed to 這2個片語的念法

這段影片為本次發音教學的第2部分：SUPPOSED TO 按下此處可觀看第1部分 "used to"

Hey guys, I’m making this video on vacation. So that means we have a weird wood background.

嗨！大家好。我在度假的同時也正進行這段影片的製作，這表示我們會有怪異的原木建材作為背景

But we have the benefit of a lot of friends and family to help me make this video.

但有個好處，就是有許多的友人及家人會協助我製作這段影片

I recently got a request on how to pronounce, ‘supposed to’ and ‘used to.’

我最近收到一份請求，內容是關於 supposed to 及 used to 該如何發音

Great request, we use these phrases all the time

這是一個非常棒的請求，因為我們經常用到這些片語

and there’s actually a couple different pronunciations.

實際上它們有二種不同的念法

Now the phrase: supposed to.

現在就開始這個片語：supposed to

This is similar to ‘used to,’ in that if it’s at the end of the sentence we make it an OO vowel.

它的念法與 "used to" 很類似。在 "used to" 中，如果 "to" 位在句尾，我們會發 OO [u] 的母音

But if we’re going to carry on with this sentence, we make that last sound a schwa. For example:

但如果要讓此句後面繼續接其他的字，則我們會把最後一個音發弱化母音 [ə] 的音。舉例來說：

>> Rachel are you going to the meeting tonight? >> I’m supposed to.

Rachel 妳今晚會去開會嗎？ 我應該會

End of sentence, I make it the OO vowel.

因為在句尾，所以我念成 OO [u] 的母音

But if I’m going to make a whole sentence and it’s not at the end,

但如果我想說出一個完整的句子，也就是 "supposed to" 不在句尾時

I’m supposed to go to the meeting tonight. Then I make it the schwa, supposed to, supposed to.

我今晚應該會去開會。那麼我會發 [ə] 的音。 supposed to，supposed to

Now we have a three syllable phrase, da-DA-da,

這是一個3音節的片語，da-DA-da的發音形態

with stress on the middle syllable, supposed to, supposed to.

重音在中間的音節。supposed to, supposed to

We start with the S-schwa, su-, su-, su-, su-, su-.

我們從 S-[ə] 音開始，su-, su-, su-, su-, su-

So my tongue tip is down, ss-,

我的舌尖放在下面，ss-

the front part is pressing up a little bit to put tension in the tongue su-, su-,

舌頭的前段往上擠壓一點，讓舌頭繃緊，su-, su-

and then the tongue relaxes for the schwa, su-, su-.

接下來舌頭放鬆發 [ə] 的音，su-, su-

Then we have the stressed syllable, it begins with a P so lips come together, suppo-.

接下來是重音節，它從 P 音開始，所以嘴唇要閉起來，suppo-

Then we have the OH as in NO Diphthong.

接下來是單字 "NO" 中的雙母音 OH [oʊ]

So we have a little jaw drop at first and then some lip rounding, suppo-, suppo-.

首先將下巴放下來一點，然後嘴唇收成圓形，suppo-, suppo-

The ending is just like used to, used to.

結尾的部分就像 "used to" （2種發音）一樣

We drop the -ED and because we’re linking the Z sound into an unvoiced sound,

略過字母 ED（[d]）不發。由於我們要把Z音與無聲子音（[t]）相連

we’re going to unvoice Z, and it’s going to become an S,

因此要把 Z 音無聲化，變成一個無聲的 S 音

s-to, s-to; s-to, s-to. Supposed to, supposed to.

s-to, s-to; s-to, s-to. Supposed to, supposed to.

提供一個捷徑，教你如何念 s-t 的連音 按下此處可觀看本次發音教學的第1部分 "used to"

Let’s hear some other people say these phrases.

讓我們聽聽其他人怎麼說這些片語

>> I’m supposed to call Sarah later.

我稍後應該會致電 Sarah

>> I’m supposed to be there at four.

我 4點鐘應該會到那裡

>> I’m supposed to call Dave later.

我稍後應該會致電 Dave

>> Rachel did you register for class? >> No, I’m supposed to.

Rachel 妳要上的課已經註冊了嗎？ 還沒有，我應該會

>> David did you email that lady? >> Oh! I'm supposed to.

David 你發電子郵件給那位小姐了嗎？哦！我應該有

注意聽 "supposed to" 中，原本的母音 [u] 與省音後的弱化母音 [ə] 之間的差別

Supposed to, supposed to.

Supposed to, supposed to.

Supposed to, supposed to.

Supposed to, supposed to.

Supposed to, supposed to.

Supposed to, supposed to.

在句尾時，"to" 發 OO [u] 母音

讓我們再聽一次那些例句

>> Rachel did you register for class?

Rachel 妳要上的課已經註冊了嗎？

>> No, I’m supposed to, I’m supposed to, I’m supposed to.

還沒有，我應該會。我應該會。我應該會

>> David did you email that lady?

David 你發電子郵件給那位小姐了嗎？

>> Oh! I'm supposed to, oh! I’m supposed to, oh! I’m supposed to.

哦！我應該有。哦！我應該有。哦！我應該有。

如果不在句尾或想法還未結束，則發弱化母音 [ə]

讓我們再聽一次那些例句

>> I’m supposed to call Sarah later. I’m supposed to, I’m supposed to, I’m supposed to.

我稍後應該會致電 Sarah。我應該會。我應該會。我應該會

>> I’m supposed to be there at four. I’m supposed to, I’m supposed to, I’m supposed to.

我 4點鐘應該會到那裡。我應該會。我應該會。我應該會

>> I’m supposed to call Dave later. I’m supposed to, I’m supposed to, I’m supposed to.

我稍後應該會致電 Dave。我應該會。我應該會。我應該會

你能聽出差異嗎？ 讓我們再聽一次

>> I’m supposed to call Sarah later.

我稍後應該會致電 Sarah

>> I’m supposed to be there at four.

我 4點鐘應該會到那裡

>> I’m supposed to call Dave later.

我稍後應該會致電 Dave

>> Rachel did you register for class? >> No, I’m supposed to.

Rachel 妳要上的課已經註冊了嗎？還沒有，我應該會

>> David did you email that lady? >> Oh! I'm supposed to.

David 你發電子郵件給那位小姐了嗎？哦！我應該有

I hope this video has simplified for you how to pronounce ‘used to’ and ‘supposed to.’

我希望這段影片已經為你們簡化 "used to" 及 "supposed to" 的念法

They’re really useful phrases.

它們真的是相當有用的片語

If there is a phrase you’d like to learn how to pronounce, put it in the comments below,

如果還有什麼片語，你們想學它的念法，就將片語寫在下方的留言中

and don’t forget to ‘Like’ and ‘Share’ this video.

還有，別忘了要按讚及分享這段影片

That’s it and thanks so much for using Rachel’s English.

就這樣，非常感謝使用Rachel英文