How to Pronounce AH vs UH: American English
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- ESL: How to pronounce the [ɑ] vs. [ʌ] in American English, with minimal pairs.
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I enjoyed this lesson showing the subtle differences between those difficult vowel sounds. Thanks, Rachel ❤😊.
I appreciate it @ernestorevollar3632!
To the russian ear these two sound exactly the same! Or it might be "a bear trod on my ear" as we say of tone-deaf people.
ipa says that russian language uses these 2 different vowels though
That’s interesting I’m polish and I can definitely hear the difference.
There is no difference in tongue or lips, it's just a matter of stress. [ʌ] can be in a stressed syllable, so the shape of the voice (pitch) will be up-down (see my Shape of Stress video). Because it can be stressed, the jaw will likely drop a bit more than the schwa -- but that is the only physical difference. I do have a video comparing the three UH sounds. I wish I could paste URLs in the comments section!
Thank you a lot for this tutorial! I agree, it's tough, really tough. But I'll practise as much as possible!
MrSmithRussia Good luck!
I see that it is an important thing to do, because when we make the pronounce correct, the foreigner will understand exactly what we mean...thanks Rachel you're the best
Thanks Racher for your work. It is very complicated to differentiate the diferences between the ɑ , ʌ and schwa
I can judge them individually, but figuring them out in words is difficult.
I'm grateful for your answer genuinely. You are an professional teacher. From your video, I can feel that you are so enthusiastic and insist for teaching pronunciation of American accent.
Due to your teaching, I gradually improve my pronunciation of American accent. And I hope I will get a good grade in the TOEFL exam next year.
Thank you !
Thank you.
You're welcome!
I always used to mispronounce these tow vowels, but after doing some placement exercises, I managed to pronounce them a bit closer to their true pronunciation. it's very tricky.
I'm guessing that would not sound right. Many of my students mispronounce the dark L to sound something more like [əʊ] or [oʊ] -- the sounds are made at the front of the mouth, whereas the dark L is made at the back. Do a search on Rachel's English Farmer's Market to find a video where I discuss this.
Best, Rachel
Outsider: that depends on the kind of American English. "Father" and "bother" typically do not rhyme in the traditional speech of New York City, Northeastern New England and some local Southern accents, but they do rhyme for the majority of speakers of American English in general.
Thnx a lot
@Outsider- Yup, it is the [ɑː] phoneme in the word 'father' but in the words: 'stock'ˌ 'bother' or 'clock' it is the [ɒ] phoneme. Whereas the phoneme: [ʌ] presented as 'UH' in the headline of this video can be found in words like: 'cup', 'club'ˌ 'bubbles', etc.
There isn't much of a difference, it has more to do with stress than anything. ə will always be unstressed, so it will be quicker and the jaw won't drop as much. ʌ can be stressed, which means it will have more shape to it pitch-wise and might have more jaw drop.
Almost: 'stalk' has the AW as in LAW vowel and 'stock' the AH as in FATHER vowel.
Remember, you can look up how to pronounce any word in online dictionaries.
You don't cease to dazzle me with your lessons. Absolutely fantastic!!!!!!!
Are you alive?
It's very useful for me. Thanks Rachel for sharing this fantastic video.🙏
Glad it was helpful @spinach_mos1231!
I think the key is the placement of the voice.
this is the hardest video from you IMO... i have difficulties in listening and differentiating "luck" and "lock" let alone saying them... i guess I have to watch this video over and over... Thanks Rachel :D
I got no word to describe the quality of your help but I think great is close
Thank you Sergio!
It seems to be like AH sound is longer than UH sound isn't it ?
Hi Rachel! There's one thing I confuse: In the word "Culture", the "ʌ" is followed by the "l" so i kinda feel that people say it / kəʊtʃər/ instead of /kʌltʃər/, like the "ʌl" is pronounced as "əʊ". The same with the word "result". Can you help me explain it? Thank you!
Thank you so much for today's lesson Ms. Rachel.
You're welcome Lucii!
you are amazing
Thanks Anahid!
SUH-duhl. Make the second syllable really short!
Excellent explanation of by no means simple things for foreigner )
As I understand besides an attitude of tongue and mouth UH is always more voiced than AH, isn't it?
USEFUL...
Thanks dear teacher Rachel. You give us the key in 1:31m, you tell us where the sound is produced. Thanks again.
Which is which? Is the ɑ sound in the chest or face?
@@paolapai the "ah" is in the face, the "uh" is the chest
IMO, the Scream and Shout song by Spear and Will.I.am very nicely shows it in how the artists sing the very frequently repeated "club" and "us". Spear's got some weird British thing going on in her voice there and her "club" and "us" are excessively open. Will.I.am, on the other hand, does the typical black-American thing where he barely moves his jaw when he says those words. If you add just a little bit of jaw movement to that, you pretty much get the way Rachel says it.
Thanks helped alot
Dear Rachel, how's it going? May I ask the difference between /ə
/ and /ʌ
/? I know the schwa sound is unstressed. Do they both come up with the same position of mouth? Just one is stressed, and the other is not. Thanks.
The UH as in BUTTER vowel has just a little more drop of the jaw. The schwa can be said with almost no jaw drop at all - but that is the biggest difference!
@@rachelsenglish Appreciate it
You're an amazing teacher, love your vids.
It seems to me the distinction is a little bit more noticeable in your typical black American English, where the uh sound seems to be really deep in the throat, with virtually no jaw movement at all, which makes it kind of sound like a deep schwa. That maybe a good starting point for some people who can't get it quite right. You just add a little bit of jaw movement to the way black people say it, and you get the pretty much the standard American pronunciation.
It would be great if you add your vowel sound placement videos.
Hi dear teacher. Thank you for ur really great videos. Could plz tell me how can I watch all videos you have made?
Rachel, can you pronounce AH PHOEY???
Hi! This is an expression that I think is less common now than it was in the past. But, you would start with the AH as in FATHER vowel, then an F consonant, followed by the OO as in BOO vowel, followed by an unstressed EE vowel - here it is in IPA: [αˈfu i]
This is really difficult, I believe the only way to improve is to practice in front of a teacher who can correct you.
+pierluigi sonsini Yes, working one-on-one with a teacher is the best way to improve!
+Rachel's English Exactly, I can barley hear the difference (sometimes). How Do I supposed to practice If I don't know what I practice ?
Help me please !
I have challenge with these sounds.
you need to train your ears to decipher the different sounds of the English language to be able to tell the difference. One of the ways you can do that by tuning your tv, radio or whatever device u have to a native English speaking station and keep it on in the background as u go about your daily activities. Your ears will eventually get used to the sounds and u will be able to recognize the subtle differences different vowels make.
I can help you, contact me on fb mhmad syed
@@olexiia934 I can hear the difference between them but when I'm hearing minimal pairs but if I try to guess what word is pronounced, I can't identify it
Thank you. It helped me a lot :)
You're welcome Alexa!
Can u pls make a video how to pronounce "Accessories "
Great suggestion, thanks!
I would say if you're not making these two vowels clearly, you will sound non-native. :(
Thank Rachel it's a excellent video
Great, thanks very informative
Very Good, Video! Thank you, Rachel!
Hi Rachel! Could you make a video about disguiting /ʊ/ and /u:/? I am soooooooooo confused about that. Thank you so much!
I like the spoken sound of "uh" door, instead of "ay" door. And I believe it's from learning to read, when we were asked to say the letter "ay" in the alphabet. What's the history, and where can I (may I) find a source, please?
thanks for the lesson how you say the difference between both is subtle, could you make a video comparing [ʌ] with the schwa, this sound [ʌ] is my everest, it seems something between the [ɑ] and the schwa for me, other thing you represent this sound [ɑ] with AH and the other with UH what are these symbols? another phonetic alphabet like IPA
high tone , Low Tone ( easier then anatomy of the tounge simulation )
This a very informative channel.
thank you!
Not sure if this helps but I exhale (expulsing air) when using ʌ and don't do it as much as possible when using ɑ.
Thanks for sharing @rubenlopez302!
Rachel teacher ! I have one question that confuse me a lot .
What's different between ʌ and ə sound . These mouth positions seem to be same .
I saw your video .Then I was able to distinguish these sound difference. But I can't
describe and explain these difference by words and imitate these pronunciation.
Thank you !
Man, I would have learned this back in elementary if my professor was this good at illustrating; Plus its easier to pay attention because Rachel is so attractive. Thank you for the help @Rachel's English
Dear Rachel, in your video you are referring to another one on placement. Could you please post a link to this one? Thanks!
Rachel, hi! Can I use "I feel no struggle" meaning "I experience no internal struggle"? Thanks. It's about lyrics so I need to know if it is acceptable and understandable from the point of view of a native speaker. Thanks.
how did you do it can you share with me , thank you
As Indonesian, it sounds like o and a in Indonesian languange
I'm latin I think the [ɑ] sounds like a spanish "a" but I'm unsure.
It's not the same sound but it's almost the same position
Lo correcto es decir "I'm latino*" si dices I'm latin' no estarias especificando que eres de un pais latinoamericano. Podrias ser frances, portugues, italiano o de España.
El latin es una lengua muerta. solo se habla en el vaticano.(catolicos) El español proviene del latin. Pero tu eres latino. No latin. .
I'm Brazilian and I always tell my students that the [ɑ] sound is like and "a" who wants to become an "oh".. They get it fast this way...
@@familiaoliveiraaraujo7322 mas esse não seria o "ɒ" ? Fiquei mais confuso agora lol
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can you teach me how to say 'subtle' correctly? thank you so much
Rachel, I don't understand why sometimes people pronounce "a" in a sentences as = [ɑ] and sometimes as = [eɪ]. Could you please explain the difference?
How can I know when i should pronounce "a" or "ah"
Great question - the only real way to know how letters are pronounced in the spelling of English is to look up the IPA for each word in the dictionary. I have a video series on the IPA that you may find very helpful! th-cam.com/video/b_qcAuHhJIc/w-d-xo.html
In an American accent, it would be [ɑ].
you're the best
Hello teacher. I'd like to know how to pronounce 'put' and how to link 'put' in 'put it', 'put out', 'put in'. Thank you teacher for all your videos.
+Henry Wells Thanks for the video suggestion! When you link "put" with all of the words you mentioned - you can use the Flap T to make the transition from one word to the next much smoother.
Thank you, teacher.
I see how these two sounds come out from mouth but still to me it seems ‘lock’ and ‘luck’ are exactly the same.
THANK THANK THANK! :D
Rachel, thank you so much for this lesson. By the the way, is there any difference between AH as in hot and AH as in car?
+Alejandro Rivera You probably will not drop your jaw quite as much for the AH vowel in 'car' - which will change it just a little - but they are very similar!
Oh, how sweet of you for answering this message. Sometimes I wonder how long it takes to an average american to learn how to read. I just can't figure out how a ten-years older can chunk the syllables when he reads some word like ''mediocre'' or ''anesthesia''.
this is probably the hardest sound to recreate
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It's really hard to differentiate between robber and rubber, who feels the same?
This is probably because you are using more tension than necessary for your R sound - try to practice a little more relaxed quality and you may find it easier to be more specific with the vowel sounds that follow the R!
@@rachelsenglish Thanks for replying ❤️
Does the word STALK = stock?
A little difficult for me to distinguish this
Is it weird learning American accent and American stuff and then moving to British accent country?
umm how you pronunce my name?. my name is JAVIER. it's a /ʌ/ or it's a " /ɑ/
α [AH] ʌ [UH]
Uh-merican?
How to Pronounce AH vs UH: American English
i want to say ah ah
Is not easy
really hard :c just keep trying
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Why don't americans use o when there's an o in the word?? why is robber pronounced raber and not rober, and stock pronounced stak? There's such a vowel as o, use it.
MrWorshipMe k
Depending on where you live in America..we have regional accents
How can you tell people how to pronounce ah and uh, etc. when you can't pronounce a T. It's phoTos, not phoDos!! Do American people really have so much trouble with the letter (ledder) T?
How can you correct people if you are not even aware of the correct punctuation of the 'etc.' abbreviation?
Yup, exactly. And it is not even [d] phoneme in the word: 'photos', but it's alveolar flap [ɾ]. In my opinion the phonetical trascription of the word: 'photos' in General American with narrow transcription would be [foʊɾoʊz]ˌ whereas in Received Pronunciation it might be ['fəʊtəʊz].
Why do teenagers say....NO-uh ?? It is friggin annoying!!!!
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You didnt talk clear.
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