13 Minutes to Learn the International Phonetic Alphabet!

Summary

这个视频教程专注于英语发音和语音学的基础，特别强调了国际音标（IPA）的重要性。通过介绍44个英语音素——包括24个辅音和20个元音——视频详细解释了如何正确识别和发出这些音素。视频中用简单易懂的方式讲述了包括常见辅音、罕见辅音以及元音和双元音在内的发音规则。此外，视频还包含了一系列练习和测试，旨在帮助观众加深对音标的理解，并改善他们的发音技巧。通过丰富的例子和实用的提示，观众能够学习到如何利用音标来准确地查找单词发音，从而提升他们的英语水平。

Takeaways

• 😀 语音学是研究发音的科学，帮助我们正确发音。
• 📚 词典中的奇怪符号实际上是国际音标，用于表示单词的准确发音。
• 🔡 英语有44个发音，包括24个辅音和20个元音。
• 🎓 学习音标可以帮助纠正发音问题，提高语言理解和表达能力。
• 🧐 英语不是一种音标语言，相同的字母组合在不同的单词中可能有不同的发音。
• 👂 其中16个辅音发音相对容易学习，剩下的8个辅音可能需要特别注意。
• 💡 元音发音包括12个单元音和8个双元音，双元音是两个元音声音的结合。
• 🚀 学习音标对于提高英语发音和听力理解非常有用。
• ✍️ 视频末尾有一个小测试，帮助检验学习成果。
• 📖 如果想要复习所学内容，可以查看视频描述中的链接获取教学材料。

Q & A

什么是语音学？

语音学是研究语音声音的科学，特别是在字典中，用来表示单词发音的那些看起来奇怪的符号。

英语中有多少个音素？

英语中有44个音素，包括24个辅音声音和20个元音声音。

为什么要学习国际音标（IPA）？

因为英语不是音标文字，有时候相同的字母组合会有不同的发音，学习国际音标可以帮助人们准确地发音和理解英语单词。

在视频中提到了哪些辅音声音是大多数人会发的？

视频中提到的一些容易发的辅音声音包括B（如best）、F（如fine）、M（如male）和T（如tea）。

什么是声带振动，它如何影响发音？

声带振动是指声带在发声时的震动，它决定了声音是清音还是浊音。浊音时声带会振动，而清音时声带不振动。

视频中提到了哪些新的辅音声音符号？

视频中提到的新辅音声音符号包括代表SH声音的符号、代表TH声音的符号以及代表Y声音的符号等。

什么是双元音？

双元音是两个元音声音组合在一起形成的单一声音，在发音时会从一个元音声音过渡到另一个元音声音。

视频中如何区分长元音和短元音？

视频中通过是否在元音符号后面加两个点来区分长元音和短元音，有两个点的是长元音，需要拉长声音发音。

视频中提到了哪几个双元音的例子？

视频中提到的双元音例子包括ear（如在单词ear和real中）、oi（如在单词boy和oil中）和ai（如在单词I和fight中）。

视频最后进行了哪些单词的发音测试？

视频最后进行的发音测试包括了单词house、beat、letter、freedom、knowledge、lawyer和thoroughly。

Outlines

00:00

🗣️ 英语发音入门

这一段通过一个有趣的对话引入了英语发音的复杂性，并提出了学习国际音标的必要性。视频通过举例说明英语中存在的发音问题，例如相同字母组合的不同发音和无声字母，强调了掌握音标对于改善发音的重要性。介绍了英语中的44个音素，包括24个辅音和20个元音，并承诺会使国际音标的学习变得简单。此外，还提到了一个将在视频末尾进行的小测试，以及一个复习所学内容的手册链接。

05:04

🔡 学习音标：辅音与元音

这一段详细介绍了英语的音标系统，首先分解了24个辅音声音，指出其中16个对于学习者来说相对容易掌握，然后重点介绍了8个较难的辅音音标。随后转向20个元音声音的学习，解释了其中8个为双元音，这些双元音由两个元音声音组合而成，对于理解其它12个单元音声音很有帮助。通过具体例子和对比，使得这些听起来可能很复杂的概念变得易于理解。

10:07

📚 应用音标知识

最后一段通过一个小测验的形式，检验观众对于音标知识的掌握程度。视频逐一介绍了如何将音标应用于实际单词的发音中，包括辅音和元音，特别是那些在英语学习中可能会遇到的难点。通过具体的单词例子，如 'house', 'beat', 'letter', 'freedom', 'knowledge', 和 'lawyer'，演示了如何识别和发出这些单词中的各个音素。最终目的是帮助观众更好地理解和使用国际音标来提高自己的英语发音。

Keywords

💡音标

音标是代表特定语音的符号，用于指导正确的发音。视频中提到，学习音标对于改善发音非常重要，因为英语不是一种拼音文字，字母组合的发音可能不一致，而音标能够清楚地表示单词的准确发音。例如，视频中解释了不同的音标符号及其代表的发音，帮助观众理解如何准确发出各种声音。

💡国际音标

国际音标（IPA）是一套用于表示语音的标准化符号系统，广泛用于教学和语言学研究。视频强调了掌握国际音标的重要性，以便更好地理解和发音英语单词。通过学习国际音标，观众可以更准确地模仿英语中的44个声音，包括辅音和元音。

💡辅音

辅音是发音时气流受到口腔某部位阻碍而产生的声音。视频中提到英语有24个辅音声音，其中16个对大多数学习者来说相对容易学会。视频详细讲解了如何发出这些辅音声音，包括一些可能对学习者来说较难的辅音，如“sh”和“th”等。

💡元音

元音是发音时气流在口腔中几乎不受阻碍自由流动所产生的声音。视频中指出，英语有20个元音声音，这包括纯元音和双元音。通过学习元音的音标，观众可以更好地理解和发出这些声音，尤其是那些在母语中可能不存在的声音。

💡双元音

双元音是两个元音声音在同一个音节中连续发音，形成一个单一的、复合的声音。视频中提到，英语有8个双元音，这对于理解和发音英语单词至关重要。通过学习双元音的音标，学习者可以更准确地模仿英语的发音，如“ear”和“boy”中的声音。

💡发音

发音是指发出语音的方式，包括声音的形成和口形的调整。视频强调了正确发音的重要性，并通过音标教学帮助观众改善他们的英语发音。正确的发音对于有效的沟通非常重要，特别是在学习一门新语言时。

💡音素

音素是语言中最小的区分意义的声音单位。视频中通过介绍英语的44个音素（包括辅音和元音）来帮助观众理解和练习发音。掌握这些音素对于提高英语口语能力是非常有帮助的。

💡浊音

浊音是在发音时声带振动产生的声音，与清音（声带不振动）形成对比。视频中解释了浊音和清音的区别，并提供了如何发出浊音的示例，比如“th”在“this”中的发音。了解这种区别有助于更准确地模仿英语发音。

💡清音

清音是发音时声带不振动的声音，与浊音相对。视频中通过比较清音和浊音，帮助学习者区分和练习发音，如“th”在“think”中的发音。掌握这些发音技巧对于学习者正确发音英语单词非常重要。

💡音标符号

音标符号是用于表示音素发音的符号。视频中详细介绍了各种音标符号及其代表的英语声音，帮助观众通过视觉记忆来学习这些声音。这些符号是学习和使用国际音标系统的基础，对于改善发音和理解单词的发音规则非常有帮助。

Highlights

Introduction to the importance of learning phonetics for pronunciation improvement.

Explanation of phonetics and their appearance in dictionaries.

Discussion on the non-phonetic nature of English and its challenges.

Overview of the International Phonetic Alphabet and its simplicity.

Breakdown of the 44 sounds in English into consonants and vowels.

Identification of 16 easily recognizable consonant sounds.

Introduction to eight new consonant sounds to learn.

Detailed explanation of specific consonant sounds using examples.

Guidance on learning vowel sounds and their symbols.

Clarification on dipthongs and their importance in English pronunciation.

Explanation of vowel length and its indication in phonetic transcription.

Demonstration of how to use phonetic symbols to improve pronunciation.

Quiz to test knowledge on phonetic symbols and pronunciation.

Encouragement to utilize phonetic symbols for pronunciation improvement.

Conclusion and invitation to access additional learning resources.

Transcripts

hey Chris how do you say this

word that's soup so this one is s uh-huh

uh nope that's actually sour sour but

what about soup yeah I don't

know okay what about this one

F not quite it's four

four four four four four so this one's

right

um for

if you have problems pronouncing

words like my friend in the previous

video you need to learn

phonetics what are phonetics they are

those Strang looking symbols that you're

find in the dictionary when you're

looking for the meaning of a word just

underneath the word and as I'm sure you

know English is not phonetic so

sometimes there are words that have

silent letters sometimes the same

combination of letters have different

pronunciations I know it's pretty

annoying right but don't worry in this

video I'm going to make the

international ftic alphabet really easy

for you and at the end of this video

I've got a little test for you which I

am 100% sure you are going to pass and

if you want the handout for this lesson

just to review what you've learned check

the link in the description below anyway

let's get started shall

we so there are 44 sounds in English 24

are consonant sounds and the other 20

are vow sounds now this may sound like a

lot right but actually 16 of the

consonant sounds will be easy for you to

understand how to pronounce so basically

there will only be eight new consonant

sounds or the symbols of those sounds

that you will have to learn for example

some of the e easy 16 consonant sounds

include B like best or trouble F like

fine offer off ma like

male M some ha like he he h t like T

tile flat so if you see phonetic

transcription There are 16 consonant

sounds that you will be able to read

easily now let's have a look at learning

the extra eight consonant sounds that

are going to be new for you first up we

have this one is it a big S no I mean it

looks like a giant s right but it

actually represents the s h sound sh

like in the words push show Sho this

symbol does look a bit like the number

three and and it's said similar to the

previous symbol we looked at sh sh but

while you're making that sound the sh

sound try to vibrate your voice

sh okay that's the sound that this

symbol represents you will normally find

this sound in words that end s i o n for

example

conclusion

decision television as well as words

ending in s u a l for example usual

Visual and words ending in s u r e

exposure measure pleasure next up we

have this one so we have two symbols

together we have the symbol we looked at

before as well as du what sound does it

make J J so it's normally spelled with

you guessed it a j like joke or June but

you may also find this sound with words

that are spelled with a GE or a GI as in

the words College

suggest religion or general this next

one also looks like it has two letters

stuck together and compared to the sound

before this sound is voiceless so you

shouldn't feel any vibrations in your

throat or your vocal cords this sound is

CH for example

check teach

Church apart from the CH spelling you

will sometimes find it in words that

have a tu spelling such as culture

Century or virtue all right we're making

some real progress now the next one we

have looks a bit like a number again

it's like a backwards six and uh you

should feel the vibration in your vocal

cords which of course makes it a voiced

sound this symbol represents the sound

theth so word words like that this they

other you can also find it at the end of

words like with or smooth like a zero

with a line through it this sound is

very similar to the one we looked at

before this is th for example three

something month you may notice the

difference between the previous sound

and this one is that it's quite smooth

there's no vibration so it's voiceless

for this sound you you have to kind of

curl the tongue up against the back of

your mouth so

basically starts in the nose and comes

out of the throat bring y long words

with this sound in the middle are pretty

uncommon but here are a couple

finger stronger and finally from the

consonant sounds we have this one which

might look a bit confusing because it

looks like a j so you you might think it

represents a j sound

but actually it represents y like yellow

U yacht so those are the eight difficult

or confusing consonant sounds time for

the vowels there are 20 vowel sounds in

total eight of them are dip thongs or in

other words two vow sounds put together

to make one sound these dip thongs will

be easy if you know the symbols of the

other vowels so let's come back back to

the dip thongs later okay now if we take

away the eight dip thongs we're left

with 12 vow sounds let's start with the

easiest first and finish with the harder

ones the e in leg bed when is written

like this the i in bit sit fil is

represented with this symbol the a in

map CAT pack uses this symbol okay this

one is a little strange looking but but

you have something that looks like an a

from the alphabet so it can be fairly

easy to remember the uh in but up or bus

is written like this so try to remember

like an upside down U or V okay the r in

hot lot on is written phonetically with

this symbol which looks fairly similar

to an O getting slightly harder now with

the vowel sounds this vowel sound uh is

normally spelled with the letter U as in

the words put push or full but it can

also be spelled with the letter o or

double O as in woman or book this vow

sound is really important it's called

the schah sound and it sounds like uh it

looks like an upside down or backwards e

and it's the most common sound in the

English language so it's really useful

to know here are a few words that have

the schah sound

teacher

Freedom about Supply now to show you the

final five vow sounds in English I need

to introduce this symbol to you if you

see a vow with two dots after it it

means that the vowel is long basically

you have to elongate the sound when you

say it e me c b ooh

to you sh are Smart Start Cal or chore

or ER learn turn ear just make sure to

make the vow sound long when you see the

two dots and finally we have the dip

thongs as I mentioned before there are

eight dip thongs and remember they are

two vowel sounds combined to make one

sound so this one is the I and the schw

together and it makes the sound ear ear

it is often found in words that are

spelled with an e or an EA so in words

like ear real or nearly the next if song

we have is this one which is the sound e

as in bed and the I sound again as in

bit together they make the sound a like

able game or day as you can see this dip

thong is usually representing the letter

A next up we have uh and

the so it sounds

like and you can find this sound or this

dip thong in words like our during

security if we swap those two vowel

sounds around we get the next dip thong

which is o o as in go so so flow

following that we have a combination of

a and uh and it makes a sound Ow like

when you bang your elbow and you're like

ow that's the sound that's the dip thumb

you will usually find it in word spout

with an o or an o u so like allow down

or out just three more to go this one is

a mixture of O and I and it makes a

sound oi oi you you will find this dip

thong spelled in many different ways it

is often spelled with the letters o l or

o y as in words like enjoy boy or oil

other examples are

avoid join employee this one uses one of

the same vowel sounds as before I and a

as in cat which makes the sound I I

you'll find it in words like I I item Pi

fight and finally we have the last dip

thong see it wasn't that hard now was it

now this one is e as in bed and the

schwar sound uh so together a a in some

example words we have a CH R be there

and that's it you now know all 44 sounds

in English it's time to test that

knowledge with a little quiz are you

ready let's go tell me what this word

is house we have the H the ow and the S

how about this

one this is beat beat we have the B and

the T the t t and then we have the

elongated vowel sound e e what's the

this

word letter letter starts with the L and

then we have a short vowel sound e like

in bed T and finally schwar at the end

with the e r uh letter what's this

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one freedom freedom again we have some

consonant sounds which are easy to see

like f and r

then we have the vow the long vow sound

e and dum thew sound as The Vow tell me

what this word

is knowledge what's this next

word lawyer lawyer we have the L

consonant the or long vowel sound the J

sound looking symbol to represent Y and

we finished with the schw sound uh

lawyer let's try one more what's

this

thoroughly

thoroughly okay so that's everything for

this video I hope you now have a much

better understanding of the phonetic

symbols and it has inspired you to

improve your pronunciation remember if

you want to get the hand out check the

link below smash the like button and

I'll see you next time