Schwa & Weak Forms (Part 1)
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- Опубліковано 4 лип 2014
- In this video I talk about the Schwa (ə) and how it's used in "weak forms". Two very important subjects when it comes to your English pronunciation.
If you have any questions or comments, please write them below. Enjoy!
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"Not all week syllables contain shwa, though many do" i have studied this in my book. Now i am confused, does it mean shwa may or may not be present in all week forms or does it mean to say that it can be found in stressed or strong forms as well ? because whatever weak form i went through do contain shwa.
Hi +Sana Abid :) Thanks for your comment. Schwa will NEVER be found in strong syllables, but it is usually in weak forms of words, like "can" /kən/or "to" /tə/. However some words contain weaker syllables but do not contain the schwa (such as unreduced short vowels like 'u' /ʌ/). For example in the word "ambition", the second syllable is stressed /ˈbɪ/ but there is no schwa on either of the other two unstressed syllables /æmˈbɪʃn̩/ - I hope this helps!
Thankyou so much jay :) its clear to me now
You're very welcome, Sana!
I have one more question for you. :),
Oh......!!
I've studed englisg for 3 years.
The schwas sound is heard of to me first!!
Wow so great!!
It is more efficient for me to study english.
Thank you~
That's great! Are you Korean? I've been teaching English in Korea for about 8 years now.
I loved watching your video. I have been struggling with phonemics, and this was a really good explanation of "schwa". Thanks!
+Carlos Garcia Great! Good luck with your studies :-)
Jay, excellent teaching.
Glad you enjoyed the video :)
Thanks so much man just great job, you don't realize how much it can help people. Cheers
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Thank you so much, Jay! It helped me a lot :)
this was most helpfull, thank you
Exellent!!
Very Good!
Thankx so much sir, you're grea
Thank you. You are awesome teacher!
I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
This is the first video really explain the vowel sounds. I have seen many videos but any good as this
Thanks for your comment! I'm glad you found it helpful :)
Nice job,thanks
thanks for sharing
thank u so much you helped me alot I have an exam tomorrow
Great lesson, Jay. Appreciate it
No problem. Glad you enjoyed it!
When you say: "We don't say BANANA...with three strong A sound..."it's a PERFECT italian pronunciation ;-) , BRAVO
Ciao
Oh, wow! I didn't know that I could speak Italian. "Incredible!" ;-)
Jay King at ELTA Korea
Thank you so much for your very helpful lessons!!!... (I'm studying English by myself... English phonetics is very difficult!!!)
...greetings from Florence ;-) ciao
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Nice!
great!
very nice video! thanks!
I loved your video. It shed light on many aspects that puzzled me. Besides that, with all due respect, I thought you are very cute.
Very amazing thank you
Thank you very much sir.
thank you .. It is very useful and i really enjoyed it
Great! I'm happy you like the video :-)
hello, Jay
thank you very much for published about schwa. I'm studying it on the college... please make some more videos about schwa ..I will appreciate....
Hi! Glad you enjoyed the video. I will be posting more videos soon, including ones about schwa... stay tuned :)
Thanks Jay ! Useful video . The way of teaching is very nice.
Usually I pronounce the words as we write (separately ) . I don't know how to use vowel sound .
I'm not good in English .
Hi Chandrica, thanks for watching! The way we speak English is very different to how it's written. For example we usually group words together if they have a weak form, for example in the sentence "There was a message for you" 'there was a' are weak and sounded together, like "derwuzza". 'Message' is strong so it's more pronounced and then 'for you' are also weak and sound like "forya". So you say "Derwuzza message forya" /ðərwəzə ˈmesədʒ fərju/
Also, have a look at my other video about using contractions - it can help you sound words together naturally. ua-cam.com/video/jYCK7he7N7E/v-deo.html
Hope it helps, keep up the study you're doing great!
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I'm sad.
I teach English ... but after watching your videos I think my English doesn't sound natural 😩
Non native teachers taught this way ... i am teaching kids the same way.
Please , add more videos... yours are useful and simple.
NOT LIKE THE OTHERS.
+الغامدية Don't feel disheartened, everybody sounds different when speaking English, I'm sure you're doing great. I'm going to add more videos shortly, stay tuned! And thank you for the positive comments, it really means a lot :-)
muchas gracias, profesor, mas ejemplos con la schwa porfavor
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great!👍👍👍.I am Thailand.
why you don't add more videos about phonetics ? u explain it in a very simple way ...thanks alot
very good
excellent but it would be better if you would have also discussed where to use Strong form also along with weak forms
Thanks Jay King! Awesome video and it's very helpful for my audio recording. Really enjoyed your video. Keep it up!!!! :)
+Fisha Adura I'm glad you enjoyed the video :) Thanks for watching!
Wonderful, but can you buy a microphone please. 😊
This is quite an old video, back when microphones didn't exist ;)
My latest videos have much better audio quality.
Mr King your videos really helpful...but there is one problem-the sound...pls work on it
Hi Zalina, I was new to making videos but now I am in the process of making more and the sound quality will be much better. Thanks for your feedback :) Please subscribe and you'll be notified when I publish more!
Thank you
add you video about weak form please.. i like. thankyou
I would much appreciate your help: When a post-vocalic R is followed by a vowel, it’s pronounced even in the British English, e. g., ‘favourite’, ‘better apples’; ‘tuner amp’, ‘water ice’. Question: in these examples, is the sound preceding R pronounced as the usual schwa, or in another manner? (In the American English it’s pronounced differently from the regular schwa. Explained here: ua-cam.com/video/AzNRoSGBh44/v-deo.html)
really. enjoyed
I'm glad you enjoyed the video... I'll be posting more soon, stay tuned :)
Great, thanks for watching :)
What is the song you used in your intro?
Super
¡Hey Jay!
Asome video, congratulations, you're The Best teacher ever.
I have a question.
Why in the song Behind blue eyes by Lim Bizkit the word, Behind, sounds like E?
Thanks
It depends on who you're talking to. Some people say /bə'haind/ and others say /bi'haind/. Accent and location play a role here and you will hear /bə'haind/ more in British English. However, the unstressed (weak) vowel sounds are not as important as the stressed ones which form the main sound(s) of the word and whichever way you say it (/bə/ or /bi/) you will be understood!
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Thanks so much, Jay
¡It's was understood, perfectly!
I cant' find the second part of this video
part(2) where is it?
why you had stopped your videos ?
it is very useful to us i liked it so much
Alaa Ayoup - I had taken on a lot of work and didn't have time to make more videos. However, I now have some more free time and I'm currently working on more material :) Thanks for your comment, it means a lot. Stay tuned!
I'm waiting .. I liked your videos so much and had learned a lot from it , waiting for more ;)
This is very good and I like how you teach , but sound of video is too low
Hello jay..i am deep from india..i can speak good english..but i have problem with accent..the main problem is how to speak long sentences..i cannot group words properly.. example Lets go to the cinema.. here lets go and to the cinema are grouped and pronounced diffrently by you..i want to know is there any logic about it..or just can be learned by practice..waiting for reply...thank you
Hi Deep. For long sentences, you should focus on the content words (verbs, nouns etc) and keep those clear. Then the function words (to, the, and aux verbs etc) should be weak. When you do this you'll notice that it's easier to group words because the words in their weak forms are sounded closer to the content words. I hope this helps! Keep practising :-)
Sir pls help me... Some notes for weak forms and strong forms in English.. This is my seminar topic.. Pls give to me some notes for this topic with examples..
You look like Olly Richard, and he teaches languages too! :D
+Emmanuel Tartagal Do I really? He must be a handsome guy hahaha! ;-)
He is, actually. You've both got the combo: handsome and intelligent guys. AND language lovers! :D
Schwa is the most common sound in English, yet most native speakers dont know they use it :)
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please can you make a video on the american t as in water better beautiful auto etc
Abdelkrim Bourni I'm not American, so I may not be the best person to make a video on that subject!
Why do you call it schwa, sir?
Interesting question. Here's an interesting answer:
The word “schwa” comes from Hebrew.
In Hebrew writing, “shva” is a vowel diacritic that can be written under letters to indicate an 'eh' sound (which is not the same as our schwa). The term was first used in linguistics by 19th century Germany philologists, which is why we use the German spelling, "schwa."
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The explanation is too superficial!
Teaching very good ,sound not !
+ughlou safinar Thanks for the feedback! My new videos all have better audio quality. Check them out: ua-cam.com/video/jNJA0O7BhiY/v-deo.html