Speaking: Pronunciation A2 - Lesson 3: Basic Vowel Sound Distinction (e.g., sit/seat)

ESL Cambodia - Pronunciation A2
Pronunciation A2
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Basic Vowels

សំឡេងស្រៈមូលដ្ឋាន

In English, the length of the vowel can change the whole word!

ក្នុងភាសាអង់គ្លេស ប្រវែងនៃសំឡេងស្រៈ (វែង ឬខ្លី) អាចផ្លាស់ប្តូរអត្ថន័យពាក្យទាំងមូល!
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sentiment_satisfied The "Smile" Sound

ស្រៈខ្លី /ɪ/ និង ស្រៈវែង /i:/

Rule: For the long /i:/, stretch your mouth wide like a smile!

Click to hear the difference (ចុចស្តាប់)

Sit /sɪt/ (Short) អង្គុយ
Seat /siːt/ (Long) កៅអី / កន្លែងអង្គុយ
Ship /ʃɪp/ (Short) កប៉ាល់
Sheep /ʃiːp/ (Long) សត្វចៀម
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face The "Drop Jaw" Sound

ស្រៈ /æ/ និង ស្រៈ /e/

Rule: For /æ/ (Bad), drop your jaw low. For /e/ (Bed), keep your mouth relaxed.

Click to hear the difference (ចុចស្តាប់)

Bad /bæd/ (Open) អាក្រក់
Bed /bed/ (Relaxed) គ្រែគេង
Man /mæn/ (One) បុរសម្នាក់
Men /men/ (Many) បុរសច្រើននាក់
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radio_button_unchecked The "Round Lips" Sound

ស្រៈខ្លី /ʊ/ និង ស្រៈវែង /u:/

Rule: For the long /u:/, push your lips forward like you are blowing a kiss!

Click to hear the difference (ចុចស្តាប់)

Pull /pʊl/ (Short) ទាញ
Pool /puːl/ (Long) អាងហែលទឹក
Full /fʊl/ (Short) ពេញ
Fool /fuːl/ (Long) មនុស្សល្ងង់
warning The Embarrassing Trap!

Don't mix up short and long vowels!

(ការបញ្ចេញសំឡេងស្រៈខុស អាចធ្វើឲ្យអត្ថន័យប្រែប្រួលទាំងស្រុង ហើយអាចបណ្តាលឲ្យមានការយល់ច្រឡំគួរឲ្យខ្មាសអៀន!)
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If you use a LONG sound here (Leave), it means you want to go away! (ចង់ចាកចេញ)
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Use a SHORT sound (Live) to mean you want to stay! (ចង់រស់នៅទីនេះ)

Listen & Choose

ស្តាប់ ហើយជ្រើសរើសពាក្យ
Which word do you hear?
(ចុចស្តាប់សំឡេងខាងលើ តើជាពាក្យមួយណា?)

Listen & Choose

ស្តាប់ ហើយជ្រើសរើសពាក្យ
Which word do you hear?
(ចុចស្តាប់សំឡេងខាងលើ តើជាពាក្យមួយណា?)
error THE TRAP!
Which word has a LONG vowel sound?
(តើពាក្យមួយណាដែលមានសំឡេងស្រៈវែង /i:/?)
Context Fill
I want to ___ down here.
(ខ្ញុំចង់អង្គុយនៅទីនេះ។)
Meaning Match
If a glass is "full", what does it mean?
(ប្រសិនបើកែវមួយគឺ "full" តើវាមានន័យដូចម្តេច?)
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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!
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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!
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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!
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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

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តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!
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Recent Questions

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Sovan 2 hours ago

Why is English spelling so weird? "Read" (present) and "read" (past) are spelled the same but sound different!

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Sovan! English spelling is a mix of many languages over hundreds of years. This is why we use the IPA (like /i:/ and /ɪ/) to study pronunciation, because we cannot always trust the letters! menu_book

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Vanna 5 hours ago

How do I know if my mouth is in the right shape for the long /i:/ sound?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

Use the "Smile Test"! Look in a mirror. When you say "Seat" or "Sheep", your lips should stretch wide like you are smiling. If your lips are relaxed, it will sound like the short /ɪ/ in "Sit". sentiment_satisfied

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Minea 8 hours ago

Do native speakers really hear the difference? Or can they guess from the sentence?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 7 hours ago

They hear it VERY clearly! Even though they can sometimes guess what you mean from the context, mixing up these sounds can lead to some very funny or embarrassing mistakes (like in Trap #1). It is worth practicing! headphones

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