How to Say LITERALLY -- American English Conversation

In this American English pronunciation video,

在這段美語發音教學影片中

we’re going to learn how to pronounce the word ‘literally.’

我們將會學到這個字的念法：literally

This video is being made while I’m on vacation,

這段影片錄製的同時，我也正在度假

hence the weird wood background and the bad lighting.

因此，木頭的背景有點怪異，照明也不理想

But the benefit is we get to hear lots of different people pronounce this word.

但好處就是可以聽到許多不同的人念這個字

It’s literally a hard word to pronounce.

而它 "確實" 是一個很難念的字

First let’s go over the pronunciation.

首先，讓我們仔細檢視發音

This is a four syllable word with stress on the first syllable,

這個字有 4個音節，重音在第 1音節

DA-da-da-da, li-ter-a-lly, li-ter-a-lly.

屬於 DA-da-da-da 的發音形態，li-ter-a-lly，li-ter-a-lly

You may find that some people even stress the L a little bit,

你也許發現有些人甚至會稍微重讀 L 音

holding it out a little longer, Li-terally, to emphasize the word.

並把 L 音拉長一點，Li-terally，來強調這個字

To make the L you can bring the tongue tip up to the roof of the mouth, ll.

要發 L 音，你要把舌尖往上帶到上顎， ll.

I’ve noticed I often bring the tongue tip through the teeth, ll.

我有注意到我經常會讓舌尖穿過牙齒，ll.

It looks like the TH but you can still make the L sound, li-, li-.

這看起來像發 TH [θ] 音，但你還是能發 L 音。li-， li-

Then we have the IH vowel, so the tongue tip will push here lightly behind the bottom front teeth

接下來是 IH [ɪ] 母音，舌尖輕輕的頂住此處，就在下門牙的後方

and the jaw will drop a little bit, li-, li-.

下巴要放下來一點。li-， li-

Next we have a T, but it comes between two vowel sounds, so it’s a Flap T,

接下來是 T 音，由於它位在 2 個母音之間 所以它為一個閃音 T

Li-ter-a-lly. Li-t-t-t-t-t-t.

Li-ter-a-lly. Li-t-t-t-t-t-t.

That means the tongue just flaps, it bounces against the roof of the mouth,

這表示舌頭只是擺動一下，碰到上顎後再彈回來

we don’t stop the air flow. It sounds a lot like the D in American English between two vowels.

不要讓氣流中斷。它聽起來蠻像是 D 音，這是美語於 2 個母音間的讀音

It sounds like the R in languages like Arabic, Portuguese, and Spanish.

它聽起來像是 R 音，出現在語言如：阿拉伯語、葡萄牙語及西班牙語之中

Li-ter, li-ter, li-ter, just a quick bounce of the tongue tip.

Li-ter，li-ter，li-ter，只是舌尖的一個快速反彈

Next we have the schwa-R syllable, -er-, -er-, -er-.

接下來是 [ə]-R 音節，-er-，-er-，-er-

You don’t need to try to make a separate schwa sound, you can just go into the R sound.

你不必刻意單獨念出 [ə] 音，你其實只要直接發 R 音即可

So after your tongue tip bounces against the roof of the mouth

當舌尖碰到上顎彈回後

you pull it back and up a little bit for the R sound. Tongue tip shouldn’t be touching anything.

再把舌尖往後、往上稍微捲起來發 R 音，舌尖不能碰到任何東西

Li-ter-, and you should be able to hold out that sound, li-ter, li-ter, li-ter-a-lly.

Li-ter-，而且還要能拉長 R 音，li-ter，li-ter，li-ter-a-lly

Next we have a schwa syllable.

接下來是 [ə] 音節

It’s very fast and you don’t really need to think about making a special schwa sound.

這個音非常快，你真的不必花腦筋特別念出 [ə] 音

Li-ter-a-lly, li-ter-a-lly.

Li-ter-a-lly，li-ter-a-lly

Just think of making a little emphasis for another syllable there, li-ter-a-.

只要把心思放在稍微重讀以強調另一個音節的音

So your tongue tip will come back down before it goes into position for the L, li-ter-a-lly.

因此，你的舌尖會先回到下方，之後準備移到發 L 音的位置，li-ter-a-lly

Li-ter-al-, and you can see for the second L here, again, I’m bringing my tongue tip through my teeth.

Li-ter-al-，在此處你可以看到（我的舌頭），準備再發第 2個 L 音。我會把舌尖穿過牙齒

It’s a little bit more of a simple movement because it doesn’t have to go up so far.

舌尖只是多一些簡單的移動，因為它不必往上移動這麼遠的距離

Li-ter-a-lly, li-ter-a-lly.

Li-ter-a-lly, li-ter-a-lly.

Then the tongue tip ends up down here again for the EE as in SHE vowel.

接下來，舌尖再次在下面這裡結束， 以發單字 SHE 的母音 EE [i]

Li-ter-a-lly, li-ter-a-lly.

Li-ter-a-lly, li-ter-a-lly.

Let’s listen to some friends and family say this word.

讓我們聽聽一些友人及家人說這個字

>> Literally.

Literally.

>> Literally.

Literally.

>> Literally, there were no doughnuts left.

Literally，連一個甜甜圈都沒剩下

>> Literally.

Literally.

>> Literally.

Literally.

>> Literally.

Literally.

她幾乎念對了

讓我們再多聽幾次

>> Literally. Literally.

Literally. Literally.

>> Literally. Literally.

Literally. Literally.

>> Literally. Literally.

Literally. Literally.

>> Literally. Literally.

Literally. Literally.

>> Literally. Literally.

Literally. Literally.

>> Literally. Literally.

Literally. Literally.

I hope this video has helped you understand how to say the word ‘literally.’

我希望這段影片已協助你們了解 "literally" 這個字的念法

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

如果還有什麼單字，你們想學它的念法，就將單字寫在下方的留言中

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

>> Go one more time, literally, >> Literally.

再說一次 literally。Liliterally