This week, we're looking at the 10 most difficult words that ESL students...

這禮拜呢，我們來看看十個對於把英文當做第二外語的學生而言最難發音的英文單字...

Welcome back!

歡迎回來！

This week, we're looking at the 10 most difficult words to pronounce if you're an ESL learner!

這禮拜呢，我們來看看十個對於把英文當做第二外語的學生而言最難發音的英文單字。

Today, I'm gonna teach you how to kind of cheat at saying them.

今天我要教你們，如何用作弊小撇步來念這些單字。

So you'll still have the correct pronunciation,

所以呢，你仍然可以有正確的發音，

but...

但是，

it's little bit cheating.

是用有點作弊的方法。

The first word :

第一個字：

Asked

Like many regular verbs in the past tense,

就像每個原形動詞的過去式，

ESL learners have problems with them.

把英文當第二外語的學習者總是對這種字有點發音上的問題。

This is definitely no exception.

沒有例外。

So,

所以，

"Asked" /ɑːskt/

問

That's the correct way to pronounce it, however,

這是正確的發音方式，但是

usually, you'd just hear people say

通常你聽到人們說

for example,

舉例：

"I asked him blah blah blah"

「我問他...」

Listen again!

再聽一次

"I asked him blah blah blah"

「我問他...」

That doesn't sound like "I asked him", it sounds like "I ast"

聽起來不是「I asked him」而是「I ast」

"I ast him"

「I ast him」

Again, British English can be quite lazy,

英式英文有點懶惰

so, if you pronounce it like "I ast him",

所以，當你念「I ast him」

it basically sounds the same!

這基本上聽起來是一樣的！

Now, it'll be easier for you to pronouce!

現在，對你來說應該比較好發音了吧！

"I asked him blah blah blah"

「我問他...」

Next one!

下一個！

Clothes

衣服

Oh my God, this one is ridiculous for non-English speakers to pronounce!

天啊，這個字真的對非英語人士而言很難發音！

Firstly, mostly, because it's got the 'th' /ð/ sound,

首先，很大一部份原因是因為它有一個「th」的發音，

which most languages don't have.

這是大部分語言所沒有的。

Clothes

衣服

"Clothes" is the correct way of saying it,

「Clothes」是正確的念法，

but,

但是，

if you say this word,

如果你說，

"close"

「close」

again, in lazy English, it kind of sounds the same!

再強調一次，英文發音比較懶惰，所以聽起來是一樣的。

So, for example, if you said :

所以，舉例來說：

"I am not wearing any clothes"

「我現在沒穿衣服」

I said "I am not wearing any close"

我會說「I am not wearing any close」

But, in general speech, you won't hear people pronounce "clothes",

在一般的對談裡，你不會聽到有人說「clothes」

you'll hear real British people say "close",

你會聽到英國人說：「close」

which is natural!

這是很常見的！

Again, it's got that 'th' sound,

再一次，有「th」的發音，

but this time, not a /ð/, but a /θ/

但這次不是發 /ð/，而是 /θ/

The correct way :

正確的念法：

Months /mʌnθs/

月份

But how do you say the easy way?

但要怎麼簡單地念呢？

Say this word : Munts

這樣念：「Munts」

If you say it a little bit fast, it sounds the same.

如果你念快一點，兩的字聽起來就是一樣的。

"I've been here for 6 months (munts)"

我在這裡已經有六個月了。

This one causes a lot of problems :

這個字造成很多人發音上的問題：

How do we pronouce this?

到底該如何念呢？

You've seen in one of our videos that the "el" cound sound like a "ew",

你可以看到我們有一支影片提到「el」聽起來像「ew」

so,

所以，

first part of the word :

這個字前面的部份念成：

Jewel

「Jewel」

you could just say like "jool"

你可以念成「jool」

What's left?

那麼後半部怎麼念呢？

"ry"

「ry」

Jewellery (jool-ry)

You say it : jewellery

"I'm wearing a watch, but I don't like wearing jewellery"

「我戴手錶，但我不喜歡戴珠寶。」

You trying to say it :

你試著念念看：

Sausage

香腸

Sau - sage

Sausage

Sausage

That's a fun way to say it!

這個字念起來很有趣！

Next one is what I am right now, because this is very "this word" :

接下來的字是我現在的感覺，因為我現在覺得很「這個字」(舒服的)

Come - for - table? No!

Comfortable /kʌmftəbl/

Take out the middle :

把中間的發音拿掉

We really only pronouce it :

我們只會念成：

Comf -

- table

Comf - table

Comf - table

Comfortable

舒適的

The same with this word :

這個字也是一樣的：

Vegetable

蔬菜

We don't say ve - ge - ta - ble, no,

我們不這樣說

Vegetable /veʤtəbl/

A comfortable vegetable

This one is pretty difficult..Ok, let's try!

接下來這個字真的很難！我們來試試！

Let's break it down in easy sections :

我們把它分成比較好發音的區間：

so, "Li-"

" - tra -" (tera)

" - cha" (ture)

Li - tera - ture

So, this T would be like a glottal T.

所以這個「T」會發成喉音「T」

Li /lɪ'/

tera /ʧrə/

ture /ʧə/

Literature /lɪʧrəʧə/

You try it : Literature

Then, speed up : literature

然後，加快速度

"What did you study?" - "I studied literature"

-你在讀什麼？ -讀文學作品

The end finishes in "-ture"

當「-ture」擺在最後面時，

The first :

Culture (cool)?

No, it's a /kʌ/

不，應該念成 /kʌ/

Culture /kʌlʧə/

Culture

Culture

"In London, you'll see many many different cultures"

「在倫敦，你可以看到許多不同的文化。」

The next two kind of go together :

接下來的兩個字會一起講解：

I always hear this pronounced as /su:ɪt/

我總是聽到很多人把這個字念成 /su:ɪt/

or "sweet"

或是 「sweet」

Yes, there's an "I" there, but we don't pronounce the "I"

沒錯，這邊有「I」，但我們「I」不發音

It just sounds like /su:t/

它念起來像 /su:t/

The same with this one :

這個字也是一樣：

Fruit

水果

Fruit /fru:t/

Challenge for you! In the comments section, make the longest sentence possible using all of these words!

來考考你！在下面的留言欄，用剛剛提到的所有字，來造一個最長的句子！

Ready for the next lesson?

準備好要進入下一課了嗎？

Click here!

按這裡！

Non-automatic English subtitles by Julie Descaves

英文字幕由 Julie Descaves 製作。