English - one of the major in the world, he is considered the mother of more than 500 million people, and as much again speak to them to a greater or lesser extent.Starting to learn English in the first place we are confronted with the development of the vocabulary of language, its grammar and, of course, pronunciation.How to read the word correctly, especially if writing is clearly different from the sound notation?This will help transcription.And what is the transcription of its designation and ways of reading, you will learn from this article.After her careful study, you can easily say even the most complex words and to use a dictionary and learning materials, where it is widely used.
So, what is the transcription
If you take a scientific definition, it is - recording system of signs and rules of their combination, which are designed to record the correct pronunciation of words.That is, in fact, we are writing one, and get a completely different sound.After learning English transcription signs, as well as the basic letter combinations, you can easily learn all the text written in English.Indeed, in this language, as in Russian, often words are written differently than spoken, and sometimes they just need to memorize the correct reading, in order to avoid mistakes in the future.
main signs and rules of reading English transcription
To transfer the correct pronunciation of English words was coined by the phonetic alphabet, it sounds marked with special phonetic signs.Bear in mind, though that the letters in English 26 sounds in it - much as 44. Therefore, in order to best language acquisition should pay attention to them.Generally, there is a transfer of pronunciation in any language, so use a variety of signs, not only for the English language, but, for example, and for the transcription of Russian words.This is very useful, given that the rules are fairly standard, and to remember them carefully, you will be able to transfer absolutely any sound linguistic unit.Knowing that such a transcription of all, let's get down to its study.Further, given the rules of reading vowel diphthong and consonants.
Read vowels correctly
i ː - it's a long, stressed vowel sound "and" such as: tea, sea;
ɪ - short and unstressed (but sometimes it can be a shock) sound between Russian "and" and "s", examples - bit, business;
æ - pronounced crisp and percussive sound, like something in between "a" and "e", for example: cat, rat;
ɑ ː - long and deep sound "a" examples - car, heart;
ɔ ː - as long and open sound "a" read word sort, board;
ʊ - very short sound of "y", for example: put, could;
u ː - on the contrary, a long, slightly relaxed sound "y", for example - fool, shoes;
ʌ - sounding percussion sounds closer to "a", for example: up, couple;
ɜ ː - just long sound between "e" and "o", read - her, turn;
ə - short, not quite audible sound of "a", in the words until, alias;
e - slightly relaxed sound "e", for example: bed, head;
ɒ - sound like something in between "o" and "a", in the words of rock, body.
rules read diphthong sounds (diphthongs)
eɪ - slightly softened "hey", for example: tray, make;
aɪ - it reads like a "ah", in the words of sky, buy, and so on;
ɔɪ - pronounced "th", for example: joy, boy;
ɪ ə - a cross between "IE" and "iy", such as: fear, here;
eə - sound "EA", where the last "a" - a shock-free, in the words of hair, there, and so on;
ʊ ə - long sound "y", in the end who hears muffled "a", for example: tour, poor;
a ʊ - slightly relaxed sound "ay", in the words of trousers, hour;
əʊ - also a bit soft "oh", such as joke, go.
Read consonants
p - crisp, punchy sound "n" examples - parking, open;
b - well clear "b" in sloah board, abandon;
t - the sound of "t", but his pronunciation of the language is set slightly higher than uttering a sound similar to Russian, for example: trunk, receipt;
d - a clear "e", in the words add, advertising;
k - sound "a" in words like cord, school;
g - is pronounced similar to Russian "g", such as: grace, agree;
tʃ - again slightly relaxed sound "h" in the words of chance, catch;
dʒ - strong, impact sound between "h" and "w", usually in the Russian language it is transmitted as John Jackson, for example: jungle, logic;
f - is the same that Russian "f", for example: fool, enough;
v - reads like a "c", for example: vocal, voice;
θ - difficult enough in the pronunciation of the sound, try to squeeze a little tongue between his teeth and say "s" or "f", for instance: thanks, ethnic;
ð - usually the pronunciation is the same as the previous sound, try to speak with the voice of "h" and "c", for example: there, this;
s - sound almost identical to Russian "from" in the words of sunday, east;
z - Russian pronunciation is close to "h", for example: zebra, resign;
ʃ - also close to the Russian "sh", but a little softer, in the words of shine, action;
ʒ - just the sound of a soft "g", such as: visual, usual;
h - Sound "x", barely audibly pronounced exhale, for example: head, hill;
m - just the sound of "m", for example: mother, mouse;
n - pronounced almost the same way as the Russian "n", only the language of raising a little higher in the sky, in the words of note, knowledge;
ŋ - sound "n", is clearly pronounced, "nose", for example sing, reading
l - similar to Russian "L", but not hard or soft, but rather something in between, for example: laughter, legal;
r - Magee sound "r" and "l", besides, relaxed, in the words of random, order;
j - sound, very close to the Russian "d", for example: yet, you;
w - a short sound, pronounced between "have" and "c", in the words what, where, one.
These were the main signs of the transfer of English pronunciation.Carefully study them and already knowing what the transcription, now you can read any English word easily.
