How to Pronounce DG /ʤ/ and Z Consonant Sounds | Learn English Pronunciation Course

We are going to focus on two consonant sounds.

我们将重点关注两个辅音。

The sound /ʤ/ and the sound /z/.

声音 /ʤ/ 和声音 /z/。

Okay.

好的。

They are very different in English even though they may sound similar.

尽管它们听起来很相似，但

在英语中却有很大不同

But I want you to be able to pronounce them differently and correctly.

。 但我希望你能够以

不同的方式正确地发音。

So let's take two example words.

让我们举两个例子。

The first example word is ‘jag’.

第一个示例单词是“jag”。

Can you hear this ‘dg’ sound?

你能听到这个“dg”的声音吗？

‘jag’

“jag”

The other word is ‘zag’.

另一个词是“zag”。

Can you hear the /z/ sound?

你能听到/z/的声音吗？

‘zag’

'zag'

So ‘jag’ and ‘zag’.

所以'jag' 和'zag'。

I know they sound similar but they are different.

我知道它们听起来相似但又不同。

We are going to practice together, and by the end of this video, I promise you will pronounce them correctly.

我们将一起练习，

在本视频结束时，

我保证您能够正确发音。

So let's get started.

那么让我们开始吧。

Before we learn about the consonant sounds /ʤ/ and /z/ in English,

在我们学习英语中的辅音 /ʤ/ 和 /z/ 之前，

you should know about the I.P.A. spelling, guys.

你们应该了解 IPA 拼写，伙计们。

It's very useful.

这非常有用。

Also you can watch me and how I move my mouth.

你也可以观察我以及我如何移动我的嘴。

And of course always try to repeat after me in this video.

当然，一定要尝试在这个视频中跟着我重复。

You can make those sounds, guys.

你们可以发出这些声音，伙计们。

Let's do it together.

我们一起做吧。

First, let's learn how to make the /ʤ/ sound in English.

首先，我们来学习一下英语中/ʤ/的发音。

So this is a voiced sound.

所以这是一个浊音。

You're going to use your voice and feel the vibration in your throat.

您将使用您的声音并感受喉咙的振动。

What you do is, you place your tongue up there,

你要做的就是，把你的舌头放在那里，

it doesn't move,

它不动，

but your mouth is going to come out

但你的嘴会伸出来

and you're going to produce a sound using your throat.

，你会用你的喉咙发出声音。

You have to feel that vibration, okay so

你必须感受到那种振动，好吧

/ʤ/

/ʤ/

So please repeat after me.

所以请跟着我重复一遍。

/ʤ/

/ʤ/

Let's practice with the word ‘jag’.

让我们练习一下“jag”这个词。

Please repeat after me.

请跟着我重复一遍。

‘jag’

'贾格'

Good.

好。

Let's now move on to the /z/ sound.

现在让我们继续讨论 /z/ 声音。

It is voiced as well.

它也是有声的。

You're going to use your voice and feel the vibration in your throat.

您将使用您的声音并感受喉咙的振动。

You put your tongue against your bottom teeth.

您将舌头抵住下牙。

Your teeth should practically touch each other.

您的牙齿实际上应该互相接触。

And you're going to produce that vibration using your voice, okay so...

你将用你的声音产生振动，好吧...

/z/

/z/

So, please repeat after me.

所以，请跟我重复。

/z/

/z/

Let's use the word ‘zag’.

让我们使用“zag”这个词。

Please repeat after me.

请跟着我重复一遍。

‘zag’

‘曲折’

Good.

好。

Let's now practice using minimal pairs.

现在让我们练习使用最小对。

These words that sound almost the same

这些词听起来几乎相同

but not exactly.

但又不完全相同。

And they're extremely good if you really want to focus on the difference between the two sounds.

如果你真的想关注

两种声音之间的差异，

它们就非常好 。

First, let's focus on the sounds.

首先，让我们关注声音。

Watch how I move my mouth and repeat after me.

观察我如何动嘴并跟着我重复。

First…

首先…/ʤ/

/ʤ/

And now the /z/ sound. Repeat after me.

现在是/z/ 声音。跟着我重复一遍。 /z/

/z/

Let's now do both.

现在让我们两者都做。

Please repeat after me.

请跟着我重复一遍。

/ʤ/

/ʤ/

/z/

/z/

/ʤ/

/ʤ/

/z/

/z/

/ʤ/

/ʤ/

/z/

/z/

Let’s now use our words.

现在让我们使用我们的话。

Please repeat after me, guys.

伙计们，请跟着我重复一遍。

‘jag’

'锯齿'

‘zag’

'锯齿'

‘jag’

'锯齿'

‘zag’

'锯齿'

‘jag’

'锯齿'

‘zag’

'锯齿'

Great.

太棒了。

Let's now go through minimal pairs together.

现在让我们一起来看一下最小对。

Please watch how I move my mouth and repeat after me.

请看我如何动嘴并跟着我重复。

Let's get started.

让我们开始吧。

barge

驳船

bars

酒吧

binge

狂欢

bin

垃圾箱

budge

预算

buzz

嗡嗡

cage

笼

Ks

Ks

change

改变

chains

链条

charge

充电

chars

字符

forge

锻造

fours

四

fridge

冰箱

frizz

卷曲

fudge

软糖

fuzz

绒毛

gauge

计

gaze

凝视

gorge

峡谷

gauze

纱布

grange

农庄谷物

grains

开玩笑

jest

热情

zest

犹太

Jew

动物园

zoo

吉格齐格

jig

页面

zig

支付

page

净化

pays

咕噜

purge

愤怒

purrs

提高

rage

围攻

raise

抓住

siege

辛格

seize

罪恶

singe

舞台

sins

保持

stage

奇怪

stays

的

strange

张力

strains

色调

tinge

罐头

tins

工资

wage

方式

ways

干得

Good job, guys.

好， 伙计们。

Let's now practice with a few sentences containing these consonant sounds.

现在让我们练习一些包含这些辅音的句子。

Our first sentence is:

我们的第一句话是：

‘The actor stays on stage.’

“演员留在舞台上。”

Please repeat after me.

请跟着我重复一遍。

‘The actor stays on stage.’

“演员留在舞台上。”

The second sentence:

第二句话：

‘A strange virus strain made her sick.’

“一种奇怪的病毒株让她生病了。”

Please repeat after.

请稍后重复。

‘A strange virus strain made her sick.’

“一种奇怪的病毒株让她生病了。”

And finally: ‘There are ways to increase your wage.’

最后：“有一些方法可以增加你的工资。”

Please repeat after me.

请跟着我重复一遍。

‘There are ways to increase your wage.’

“有一些方法可以增加你的工资。”

Very good.

非常好。

Moving on.

继续。

Let's now move on to listening practice.

现在让我们继续听力练习。

I'm now going to show you two words.

现在我要向你们展示两个词。

I will say one of the two words,

我会说这两个词之一，

and I want you to listen very carefully and to tell me if this word is,

我希望你仔细听并告诉我这个词是

‘a)’ or ‘b)’

“a)”还是“b)”

Let's get started.

让我们开始吧。

Let's start, guys.

让我们开始吧，伙计们。

So which word do I say?

那么我该说哪个词呢？

‘a’ or ‘b’?

“a”还是“b”？

Listen to me.

听我说。

‘tins’

'罐子'

One more time.

再一次。

‘tins’

'tins'

Was this word ‘a’ or word ‘b’?

这个词是“a”还是“b”？

Word ‘b’ of course, ‘tins’.

单词“b”当然是“罐头”。

Word ‘a’ is tinge.

单词“a”是色调。

What about now?

现在呢？

‘zest’ ‘zest’

'zest' 'zest'

It's ‘b’, ‘zest’

是 'b'，'zest'

‘a’ is ‘jest’. Listen to me, guys.

'a' 是 'jest'。听我说，伙计们。

‘rage’ ‘rage’

‘愤怒’‘愤怒’

‘a’ or ‘b’?

‘a’还是‘b’？

It's ‘a’, ‘rage’.

是“啊”、“愤怒”。

‘b’ is ‘raise’.

“b”是“加注”。

‘singe’ ‘singe’

'烧' '烧'

It's ‘a’, ‘singe’.

这是'一'，'烧'。

‘b’ is ‘sins’.

“b”是“罪恶”。

Which one do I say now?

我现在该说哪一个呢？

‘bars’ ‘bars’

'酒吧' '酒吧'

‘b’ Very good. ‘bars’

'b' 非常好。 'bars'

‘a’ is ‘barge’.

'a' 是 'barge'。

Now listen.

现在听。

‘ways’ ‘ways’

'方式' '方式'

It's ‘b’, ‘ways’.

这是'b'，'方式'。

‘a’ is wage.

“a”是工资。

‘charge’ ‘charge’

'充电' '充电'

It's ‘a’, students, ‘charge’.

这是'a'，同学们，'充电'。

‘b’ would be ‘chars’.

“b”将是“字符”。

‘zoo’

'zoo'

It's ‘b’ obviously, ‘zoo’.

显然是'b'，'zoo'。

'a' is 'Jew'.

“a”是“犹太人”。

‘stage’

“stage”

is word ‘a’, ‘stage’.

是单词“a”，“stage”。

Word ‘b’ is ‘stays’.

单词“b”是“停留”。

And final.

最后。

‘strange’ ‘strange’

'奇怪' '奇怪'

It's word ‘a’ guys, ‘strange’.

伙计们，这是'a'这个词，'奇怪'。

‘b’ is ‘strains’.

“b”是“菌株”。

Excellent job, students.

干得好，学生们。

You now have a better understanding of these two different consonant sounds.

现在您对这两种不同的辅音有了更好的理解。

The/ʤ/ sound and /z/ sound in English.

英语中的/ʤ/ 音和/z/ 音。

Keep practicing.

保持练习。

It takes a lot of speaking and listening practice to master these sounds.

需要大量的口语和听力练习才能掌握这些声音。

You can do it.

你能行的。

Just practice, train your ear as well, to hear the different sounds in English.

只要练习，也训练你的耳朵，听到英语中的不同声音。

And obviously watch my other pronunciation videos.

当然还可以观看我的其他发音视频。

I promise you they will help you improve your skills.

我向你保证他们会帮助你提高你的技能。

See you next time.

下次见。

Thank you so much for watching, guys.

非常感谢你们的观看，伙计们。

If you've liked it, show me your support,

如果您喜欢它，请向我表示您的支持，

click ‘like’, subscribe to the channel,

点击“喜欢”，订阅该频道，

put your comments below, and share this video.

在下面发表您的评论，然后分享该视频。

See you.

再见。