Girl的美式发音你说对了吗 How to say GIRL with American accent

Hey guys, it's Hadar.

嘿，朋友们，我是 Hadar。

Today we're going to talk about the word 'girl', like many of you have asked me to do that before.

今天我们要讨论“girl”这个词，之前有很多小伙伴问我如何发音。

So before we begin, because I have a really really cool trick for you, I want you to go ahead and eliminate any representation of the written word from your brains.

所以在我们开始之前，因为我有一个非常棒的技巧给你们，我希望你们先把所有书面的单词从你们的大脑中清除掉。

So I'm going to wait here for you to do that.

所以我会在这里等你这么做。

Okay, good.

很好。

So now that you don't know how to write this word or you don't know how it looks, let's start with a different word.

现在你不知道这个词怎么写，也不知道它看起来怎么样，让我们从一个不同的词开始。

Let's start with a word 'bigger'.

让我们从“bigger”这个词开始。

Go ahead and say that: bigger.

跟我一起念，/bɪgə(r)]/。

Now, to make the R sound, which is the key component in this word, you want to bring the tongue up.

现在，要发出 R 音，这是这个单词的关键组成部分，你要把舌头抬高。

Remember that there is no contact between the tongue and the upper palate or the teeth.

记住，舌头和上颚或牙齿之间是没有接触的。

And you want to around the lips: 'ur'.

你要在嘴唇周围发：'ur'。

So at the end of the word 'bigger', you shift from the'g' sound to the 'r' directly: 'bi-g'rr', g'rr.

所以在单词“bigger”的末尾，你直接从“g”音转移到“r”音，/bi-g'rr/。

Right?

对吧？

Cause it's not 'bi-gErr', all right?

不是/bi-gErr/，好吗？

It's 'bi-g'rr'.

是/bi-g'rr/。

So what happens is that the back of the tongue goes up to produce the 'g' sound, you block the air in the back with voice.

所以，舌头的后部上升来发出“g”音，发声时你挡住了后面的气流。

And then as you pronounce the 'g', the tongue goes up to the middle of the mouth, preparing for the 'r' sound, and you round the lips: 'g'rr', 'g'rr', like when you're saying 'great' or 'green'.

然后当你发“g”音的时候，舌头上升到嘴的中间，为“r”音做准备，然后把嘴唇卷起来：“g'rr”，就像你说“great”或“green”的时候一样。

'g'rr', 'g'rr'.

/g'rr'/。

Now that is the beginning of the word 'girl', 'girl'.

这是“girl”这个词开头的发音。

Because there is no vowel between the G and the R. It's like you're about to say 'great' or you're ending the word 'bigger' or 'sugar'.

因为 G 和 R 之间没有元音。就像单词“great”的开头，或者单词“bigger”和“sugar”的结尾。

Okay?

好吗？

So, it's not 'gerl'.

所以，不是/gerl/。

It is definitely not 'geerl', there is no 'i' there.

肯定不是/geerl/，这里没有“i”。

And we already eliminated the representation of this word from your brain.

我们已经把这个词从你的大脑中清除了。

So you don't know how it's spelled, right?

所以你不知道它是怎么拼写的，对吗？

So again, here it's a G to the R: 'g'rr'.

同样，这里是是一个 G 到 R 的发音：/g'rr/。

And then we have the dark L sound,/ɫ/.

然后我们有哑辅音 L 音，/ɫ/。

Now, what is the dark L sound?

那么，什么是哑辅音 L 音？

To make the L, the tip of the tongue goes up to touch the roof of the mouth.

想要发出 L 音，舌尖向上接触口腔顶部。

But when the L appears at the end of the word, it's a dark l.

但是当 L 出现在单词的末尾时，它是一个哑辅音 L 音。

So basically, you're engaging the root of the tongue a lot more.

所以你更多地接触舌根。

Do you hear that?

听到了吗？

It's not 'girl', it's 'girl'.

不是“girl”，是“girl”（哑辅音 L 音）。

So, to get that sound quality, I want you to swallow.

想要发出这个声音，你需要把后面的音吞下。

And make this really caricature-like sound of swallowing your saliva.

然后发出这种吞口水的夸张声音。

Did you hear that?

你听到了吗？

So when you do that, you engage the root of the tongue, right?

所以当你这样做的时候，你要接触舌根，对吗？

So this is the place where I want you to engage when you make the dark L. /ɫ/, okay?

这就是发哑辅音 L 音时的嘴形。/ɫ/，好吗？

So that's the dark L. But it's not enough.

这就是哑辅音 L 音。但这还不够。

Because before the dark L there is a transitional vowel that leads to the dark L. So after this 'g'rr' sound that you now know how to pronounce properly, you shift to an/ɫ/sound, which is basically like a schwa sound or an 'u' as in 'good', where the root of the mouth is engaged, like you just did when you swallowed.

因为在哑辅音 L 音之前有一个过渡元音。所以，在发完/g'rr/之后，你现在知道这部分的正确发音了，你把音转到/ɫ/，听起来就像一个弱读音或“good”中的/u 音，这里的口腔根部是连接的，就像你刚才吞咽的时候一样。

/ɫ/.

/ɫ/.

And then you bring the tip of the tongue up.

然后你把舌尖向上提。

And you know what?

你猜怎么着？

You don't even have to bring the tip of the tongue up, if you get that sound quality.

如果你能发出那种声音，你甚至不需要把舌尖向上提。

/ɫ/.

/ɫ/.

So listen to it again: 'girl'.

再听一遍：“girl”。

So, don't try to bring the L immediately after the R. You have to stretch the R and then get to that transitional vowel, and then bring the L sound.

所以，不要试图把 L 放在 R 后面。你要把 R 音拉长，然后发过渡元音，然后发 L 音。

So, although there are only three consonants here, okay, like that's how you should perceive it as three consonants: a G, R, and L, the R is long, and right before the L there is a transitional sound.

虽然这里只有三个辅音，这就是你应该如何理解这三个辅音：G，R，和 L，R 是长音，在 L 之前有一个过渡音。

'girl'.

/ɡɜːl/。

It's a very muffled kinda L dark sound.

这是一种非常低沉的声音，哑辅音 L 音。

'girl', 'girl'.

/ɡɜːl/。

And the L is longer.

L 音会更长。

'She's a very nice girl'.

“她是个非常好的女孩”。

'Boys and girls'.

“男孩和女孩”。

Girls.

女孩们。

Also, let's use it in the common phrase 'girlfriend', 'girlfriend'.

同样，我们把它用在常用短语“girlfriend”(女朋友)中。

'I'm going out tonight with a few of my girlfriends'.

“我今晚要和几个女朋友出去”。

Girlfriends.

女朋友。

Girlfriend.

/ˈɡɜːlfrend/。

Then, it's a set phrase and the word 'girl' is a little higher in pitch.

这是一个固定词组，“girl”这个词的音调要高一些。

Girlfriend.

/ˈɡɜːlfrend/。

All right, that's it.

这就是今天的课程。

Let me know in the comments below, how's that going, if it's easy for you?

请在下面的评论中告诉我，这对你来说容易吗，你会发音了吗？

And if not, think about what part is the most difficult for you and let me know, so I can help you out and tell you what else you need to do.

如果还是不容易，想想哪一部分对你来说是最难的，然后告诉我，这样我就可以帮助你，告诉你还需要做什么。

All right, that's it.

好了，今天就到这了。

Thank you for watching.

感谢您的收看。

Please share this video with your friends if you liked it.

如果你喜欢这个视频，请分享给你的朋友。

And come on over to my website to check it out, there's tons of great content over there.

别忘了来我的网站看看，那里有很多很棒的内容。

So, if you want to dive deeply into practicing your American accent, then go ahead and check it out.

如果你想深入练习你的美国口音，就去访问我的网站吧。

Have a great week, and I will see you next week in the next video.

祝你有愉快的一周，我们下周的下一个视频再见。

Bye.

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