English transcription: pronunciation of letters and sounds in English. English transcription of A as read in Russian

Those who want to gain a deeper understanding of the phonetic structure of the English language can look for resources on the Internet where they will tell you what sonorant, stop, fricative and other consonants are.

If you just want to understand the pronunciation of English consonant sounds and learn to read transcriptions without unnecessary theory, then we recommend sharing everything consonants sounds for the following groups:

• Sounds that pronounced almost the same as in Russian : This is the majority of consonants.
• Sounds that similar to those in Russian , but are pronounced differently. There are only four of them.
• The sounds that no in Russian . There are only five of them and it is a mistake to pronounce them the same way as in Russian.

Pronunciation of sounds marked yellow, practically no different from Russian, only sounds [p, k, h] are pronounced with “aspiration”.

Green sounds- these are the sounds that need to be pronounced in the English manner; they are the reason for the accent. The sounds are alviolar (you probably heard this word from your school teacher), to pronounce them, you need to raise your tongue to the alviols, then you will sound “English”.

Sounds tagged red, are not present in Russian at all (although some people think that this is not the case), so you must pay attention to their pronunciation. Do not confuse [θ] and [s], [ð] and [z], [w] and [v], [ŋ] and [n]. There are fewer problems with the [r] sound.

Another nuance of transcription is emphasis, which is marked with an apostrophe in transcription. If a word has more than two syllables, then stress is required:

Hotel -
police -
interesting — ["ɪntrəstɪŋ]

When a word is long and polysyllabic, it may contain two accents, and one is upper (main), and the second is lower. The lower stress is indicated by a sign similar to a comma and is pronounced weaker than the upper:

disadvantage - [ˌdɪsəd"vɑːntɪʤ]

As you read the transcription, you may notice that some sounds are presented in parentheses (). This means that the sound can be read in a word, or it can be left unpronounced. Usually in brackets you can find the neutral sound [ə], the sound [r] at the end of a word, and some others:

Information — [ˌɪnfə"meɪʃ(ə)n]
teacher — ["tiːʧə(r)]

Some words have two pronunciation options:

Forehead ["fɔrɪd] or ["fɔːhed]
Monday ["mʌndeɪ] or ["mʌndɪ]

In this case, choose the option that you prefer, but remember that this word can be pronounced differently.

Many words in English have two pronunciations (and, accordingly, transcriptions): in British English and in American English. In this situation, learn the pronunciation that corresponds to the version of the language you are studying, try not to mix words from British English and American English in your speech:

Schedule - ["ʃedjuːl] (BrE) / ["skeʤuːl] (AmE)
neither - ["naɪðə] (BrE) / [ˈniːðə] (AmE)

Even if you couldn’t stand transcription before, after reading this article you will see that reading and composing a transcription is not at all difficult! You were able to read all the words written down in the transcription, right? Apply this knowledge, use dictionaries and be sure to pay attention to the transcription if you have a new word in front of you, so that you remember the correct pronunciation from the very beginning and do not have to relearn it later!

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So, here we are at the last sixth vowel of the English alphabet letter Uu. If you have studied reading rules inEnglish language According to our recommendations, you already have sufficient theoretical knowledge. However, practice is most likely not enough. However, this is not the end of our reading course. Practice awaits you ahead. More on this a little later.

In Lesson #25 you will learn:

• how to read a letter Uu in English;
• repeat the pronunciation of sounds , [ʌ], [ə:], .

Rules for reading the English letter U

Here are phrases to help you remember reading the letter U in each syllable type. There is a dictionary connected to the site and, if in doubt, click on a word and listen to how it is pronounced.

Reading the English letter U in 4 syllable types. Tongue Twisters

1. : I don’t like u sual t u nes in m u sic. — I don’t like ordinary melodies.

2. [ʌ]: Have l u nch with u s. -Have lunch with us.

3. [ə:]: I have a p ur ple p ur se. — I have a purple wallet.

4. : I am s ure. - I'm sure.

Phonetic exercises for reading the letter U in open and closed syllables

U (I, II):

fun, music, plum, cube, pumpkin, rubber, super, drum, student, stupid, hunting, hungry, tune, tunic, luck, supper, super, to return, curl, sunny, pupil, blue, uniform, summer, suck , unit, due, ugly, mutton, butter, struggle, to construct, to consult, cluster, dub, drunk, true, tulip, use, upland, under, computer, cucumber, buck, must, to amuse, mummy, truth, gum, bubble, much, huge

to– sign of a verb. Most verbs have stress on the second syllable

Exceptions:

1. after letters l, r, j vowel U often read as: blue, true, truth, June, July,

2. after letters b, p, f vowel in a closed syllable U often read as [u]: full, bush, put, pull, etc.

Words to remember:

1. busy [‘bizi] - busy
2. study [‘stʌdɪ] - to study
3. sugar [‘∫ugə] - sugar

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Phonetic exercises for reading the letter U in the third and fourth syllable type

U (III, IV):

church, turn, burn, to return, pure, curl, curb, fur, hurt, sure, nurse, curse, curt, burning, turning, turkey, lure

In an unstressed syllable U is read as [ə]:

to s u ppose ,`fig u re [‘fɪgə], `maxim u m [‘mæksɪməm]

Phonetic exercises for practicing reading the letter U with audio recording and answers (closed content)

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Reading the letter combination UI:

3. UI read – in a closed syllable after n, s: suit - suit, nuisance [‘nju:səns] - annoyance. Exception: suite - hotel room
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Reading the letter combination QU

1. qu read almost always: qu ick qu ickly qu iet, qu ietly, qu estion, qu iz, qu it, qu ite, s qu irrel, qu ail, qu ill, qu ilt, qu arter
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Don't be confused: qu ite — quite And qu iet - quiet

This was the last lesson of the course "Teaching English reading and pronunciation at the same time." In conclusion, I would like to once again draw your attention to the fact that in the first 20 lessons I relied on reading teaching method "from sound to letter" and in the last 5 lessons on reading teaching method "from letter to sound" and finally the circle is closed. There is an English expression “to round up”. I hope that you now have sufficient theoretical knowledge to, as a reinforcement, study on your own a few more articles, namely:

Transcription- this is a written representation of the sounds of a language using special signs, with the goal of accurately conveying pronunciation. International transcription is used as the main one. With its help, you can record the sound of any word, regardless of whether it belongs to any language.

International Phonetic Alphabet(English) International Phonetic Alphabet, abbr. IPA; fr. Alphabet telephonique international, abbr. API) - a system of characters for recording transcription based on the Latin alphabet. Developed and maintained by the International Phonetic Association IPA. Symbols for the IPA were chosen to be harmonious with the Latin alphabet. Therefore, most of the characters are letters of the Latin and Greek alphabets or modifications thereof. Many British dictionaries, including educational dictionaries, such as Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary And Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary, now use the international phonetic alphabet to convey the pronunciation of words. However, most American publications (and some British ones) use their own notation, which is considered more intuitive for readers unfamiliar with IPA.
A colon after the sign means that the sound is long and needs to be pronounced a little longer. In English dictionaries there are two types of stress, primary and secondary, and both are placed before the stressed syllable. In transcription, the main emphasis is placed at the top - [... ʹ ...], and the secondary one is below [... ͵ ...]. Both types of stress are used in polysyllabic and compound words. It is also worth mentioning that there are rules under which some sounds and letters are not pronounced. In transcription they are placed in parentheses - [.. (..) ..].

Transcription signs

used in suggested dictionaries and articles with pronunciation examples

In site documents and dictionary entries, both the new version of the international transcription of the English language, that is, the one that has become widespread recently, and the old version are used. Both transcription options differ only in the outline of some sounds.

Changes in the new transcription

English is the business slang of the entire modern world. Businessmen and entrepreneurs speak English. In addition, it is easiest to find any information in this language. So its importance cannot be underestimated.

To communicate, you need to understand the principles of pronunciation and phonetics of the language. While this is not so important for reading or writing, oral communication depends on how you pronounce words. A slight accent is even interesting, but if you cannot understand the meaning of the speech, there is no point in such a conversation.

English alphabet

If in Russian, your native language, there are thirty-one letters, of which ten are vowels and twenty-one consonants, then with English the situation is different. There are the same number of consonants here, and here they are: b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z. There are only five vowels - a, e, i, o, u.

• The English language is not a homogeneous substance, but many different dialects - about two dozen. This does not change the alphabet, but the pronunciation may be greatly distorted. Don't try to fake the accent of the former British colony, just speak as you are used to. American English with a slight accent is usually sufficient for conversation.
• By the way, the American dialect is the easiest to learn. Grammatical and phonetic rules are simplified to the limit.
• If you come across the sentence: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog", don't try to understand the meaning. This is a test phrase for checking fonts - not surprising, since it contains every letter of the English alphabet.
• You don’t need to learn a lot of words to communicate normally - the main thing is to know the basic social markers. Like action verbs, nouns and pronouns, as well as numerals and a number of adjectives. Still, you won’t be able to learn the language completely - after all, every hour and a half, a new word enters the slang of English speakers.

How to pronounce the alphabet correctly

Some points in the English language can cause inconvenience for an unprepared person.

This is due to the fact that you need to make a sound without saying it - the wording is quite strange, but it works that way. For example, such a popular word as airplane is airplane.

For Russian speakers, it will be pronounced approximately like this [eyaplein], with almost no sound [a]. Or, the name of the famous group “Thirty Seconds to Mars” - two words are interesting here. The first will be discussed a little later, since it also touches on another problem, but the second, Mars, will be pronounced like [Ma:s].

Thirty addresses the problem - sound [ θ ], which occurs when combined in a wordth – it will be pronounced elongated [c]. That is, you will say the word indicated earlier as [Syooti], and the double [o] will also mean [r].

Vowels and their pronunciation

Consonants and their pronunciation