Let's take a look at the letter T. It can be silent, like in the word fasten. It can

be pronounced ch, as in the word future. It can be pronounced tt like in the word tap.

When it's paired with the H, it can be th, the unvoiced TH sound, as in thanks. Or it

can be th, the voiced TH sound, as in this. When paired with the letter I, it can be ch,

the CH sound, as in the word mention. But, it could also be sh, the SH sound, as in the

word motion. The letter T can actually represent various different sounds. This is why the

International Phonetic Alphabet makes it easier to study the pronunciation of foreign languages.

This video focuses on consonants.

What is the International Phonetic Alphabet? It's

a system of phonetic notation, and I use it a lot on my website and when I teach students.

I've also used it a lot when I've studied foreign languages. The IPA is especially

handy when studying English because English is not a phonetic language. This means when

you see a letter or a group of letters, it will not necessarily always be pronounced

the same in each word in which it occurs, just as in the example at the beginning of

this video. The IPA has a written symbol for each phonetic sound, so this makes it

easier to read about and write about pronunciation. As a student of pronunciation, it's important

that you become familiar with the symbols that represent the sounds of American English.

Dd, say that with me, dd. This sound is in dime, redo, smiled. Tt, say that with me, tt. This

sound is in washed, untie, tip. Vv, vv. This sound is in value, of, love. Ff, ff. This

sound is in staff, enough, phone. Bb, bb. This sound is in big, sob, abandon. Pp, pp.

This sound is in pan, snip, reapply. Gg, gg. This sound is in gap, exhibit, fog. Kk, kk.

This sound is in choir, quiet, back. Th, th. This sound is in thanks, filthy, with. Th,

th, this sound is in bother, this, bathe. Ss, ss. This sound is in ice, some, ax. Zz,

zz. This sound is in lazy, flowers, possess. Sh, sh. This sound is in polish, ocean, issue.

Dj, dj. This sound is in beige, vision, azure. Ch, ch. This sound is in ancient, march, chapter.

Jj, jj. This sound is in joy, grudge, change. Hh, hh. This sound is in happy, rehash, hi.

Rr, rr. This sound is in wrong, operate, ear. Yy, yy. This sound is in yummy. Yes. And it

often occurs in the 'ew' as in 'few' diphthong in words like music. Mm, mm. This sound occurs

in words like my, mumble, some. Nn, nn. This sound occurs in the words nine, no, undo.

Ng, ng. This sound occurs in the words ring, thanks, anger. Ll, ll. This sound occurs in

the words follow, lie, feel. Ww, ww. This consonant sound occurs in the words quiet, will, one.

Great. Familiarizing yourself with these symbols should make it easier to

study pronunciation. That's it, and thanks so much for using Rachel's English.

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让我们看一下字母T。它可以 是无声的，就像单词中的紧固一样。 它

可以发音为ch，就像future这个词一样。 它可以像tap这个词一样发音为tt。

当它与 H 配对时，它可以是 th ，清音 TH 声音，如Thanks。 或者它

可以是 th，浊音 TH 声音，如本文所示。 当与字母 I 配对时，它可以是 ch，

即 CH 的发音，如提及这个词。 但是， 它也可以是 sh，SH 的声音，就像在

单词 motion 中一样。 字母 T 实际上可以代表 各种不同的声音。 这就是为什么

国际音标可以更容易 地研究外语的发音。

本视频重点介绍辅音。

什么是国际音标？ 这是

一个注音系统，我 在我的网站和教学生时经常使用它。

我在学习外语时也经常使用它 。 IPA

在学习英语时特别方便，因为英语 不是语音语言。 这意味着当

您看到一个字母或一组字母时， 它不一定

在它出现的每个单词中都发音相同， 就像本视频开头的示例一样

。 IPA 对每个音标都有一个书面符号，因此这

使得阅读和书写发音变得更容易。 作为发音学生

，熟悉 代表美式英语发音的符号很重要。

dd，跟我说，dd。 这声音一毛钱， 重做，笑了。 TT，跟我说吧，TT。 这个

声音在洗，解开，提示。 呜呜呜。 这种 声音是有价值的，爱的。 噗，噗。 这

声音在工作人员，够了，电话。 bb，bb。 这声音在大，啜泣，放弃。 Pp，pp。

这个声音在平移，剪断，重新应用。 格格，格格。 这种声音在间隙、展览、迷雾中。 克，克。

这个声音在合唱中，安静，回来。 钍，钍。 这声音是在感谢，肮脏，与。 th，

th，这个声音在打扰，这个，洗澡。 咝咝，咝。 这个声音是在冰，一些，斧头。 兹，

兹。 这声音在慵懒、花里、拥有。 嘘，嘘。 这个声音是波兰语，海洋，问题。

DJ，DJ。 这个声音是米色的、视觉的、天蓝色的。 通道，通道。 这声音在古代，进行曲，章。

杰，杰。 这声音在喜悦，怨恨，变化。 呵呵呵。 这个声音很高兴，重新散列，嗨。

呸，呸。 这个声音是错误的，操作，耳朵。 哟哟哟。 这个声音很好吃。 是的。 它

经常出现在“ew”中，就像在音乐之类的词中出现在“few”双元音 中一样。 嗯，嗯。 这种声音出现

在诸如 my、mumble、some 之类的词中。 嗯，嗯。 这个 声音出现在单词九，不，撤消中。

吴，吴。 这个声音出现在戒指、 谢谢、愤怒等词中。 来，来。 这种声音出现

在跟随、谎言、感觉这些词中。 哇，哇。 这个 辅音出现在安静、意志、一等词中。

伟大的。 熟悉这些符号应该更容易

学习发音。 就是这样， 非常感谢您使用 Rachel 的英语。