The /æ/ Sound

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  • @marksandor8044
    @marksandor8044 4 роки тому +1122

    trying to figure out how is baby musk pronounced

  • @NgetalS
    @NgetalS 4 роки тому +95

    As an Ælien... this helps me with the pronunciation of the human language

  • @maxjefferison1654
    @maxjefferison1654 7 років тому +454

    I kept thinking of the baby covered in peanut butter going ah (or æ) when he's pronouncing it

  • @ntpgmr
    @ntpgmr 5 років тому +37

    Seeing all the different arguments and exceptions to this pronunciation rule reminds me of some information I learned from somewhere, but forget where. They basically just said that æ is some sound between a and e. Meaning you may get two people speaking the same language but having slightly different ways of saying it due to the laxness of this requirement. Which is why I just prefer to take any æ's I come across with the same pronunciation regardless of language.

  • @nearthefarworld
    @nearthefarworld 2 роки тому +11

    Thank you for helping me become more well rounded and versatile in my writing and reading comprehension! I'm most grateful to you and cannot wait to learn everything!

    • @EngLanguageClub
      @EngLanguageClub  2 роки тому +4

      Thanks Daniel Sanchez I am glad you found it helpful. Why don't you subscribe so you don't miss future videos? 😀

  • @patriciameyer7319
    @patriciameyer7319 6 років тому +65

    Æ, I get it now.

  • @lettucegaming9198
    @lettucegaming9198 5 років тому +260

    There’s also *gæ*

  • @박창대-w6q
    @박창대-w6q 4 роки тому +38

    1:38 Conclusion: But you just have to learn it.

  • @Shdinexus
    @Shdinexus 8 років тому +24

    This is interesting because when I was taking Biology in my University my teachers always told me thet when a scientific name has "ae" in it it should be vocalized as a "eh" sound like in Elephant.

    • @ChrisisBowser
      @ChrisisBowser 7 років тому +7

      Æ is pronounced very differently based on which language. In Norwegian it's pronounced [æ], danish it's [ɛ], faroese it's [ɛa] and Icelandic it's [ai]. So there's not really a specific answer to it, but norwegian is closer to IPA's version of [æ].

  • @smoot8634
    @smoot8634 5 років тому +13

    Thank you so much UA-cam recommendations, just what I needed!

    • @EngLanguageClub
      @EngLanguageClub  5 років тому +7

      You're welcome, I am glad you found it useful. It is good the UA-cam recommendations are working productively.

  • @ttgmiightthirst2159
    @ttgmiightthirst2159 5 років тому +29

    Everyone is talking about the way he pronunciation like he just taught y’all a new sound of a

  • @MultifandomMashup
    @MultifandomMashup 4 роки тому +78

    anyone else here tryna figure out how to pronounce X Æ A-12's name?

    • @EngLanguageClub
      @EngLanguageClub  4 роки тому +16

      Lol. I hope this video is helpful.

    • @bren8151
      @bren8151 4 роки тому +2

      no

    • @jeremias-serus
      @jeremias-serus 4 роки тому +4

      its just spelled Xæa-12, the spaces and capitalization (besides the X) is not legally recognized in Californian Republic

    • @solitaar495
      @solitaar495 4 роки тому +5

      X Æ A-12
      Pronounced “Zatwelve”

  • @Astonix
    @Astonix 8 років тому +11

    Great stuff mate -very useful and informative.

  • @drewpy9806
    @drewpy9806 4 роки тому +336

    Anyone here because of Elon’s new kid?

  • @ccbill2852
    @ccbill2852 8 місяців тому

    thanks, i watched this more than 10 years ago, and now I am watching this with my daughter.

  • @NathanKirchner
    @NathanKirchner 9 років тому +5

    Thank You very much for your informative video. I hope that you have a brilliant day.

  • @oscarmassive
    @oscarmassive 4 роки тому +29

    Here trying to figure out grimes baby name

  • @ryanritchie5340
    @ryanritchie5340 2 роки тому +3

    This is a very important pronunciation as it was historically important to England's development. Such as the brother of Alfred the Great, king of Wessex, æthelwold

  • @AshanBhatoa
    @AshanBhatoa 4 роки тому +2

    Your 2014 video is now assisting the majority of the human population to pronounce a single baby's name.
    Round of applause?

  • @ComfyKing
    @ComfyKing 5 років тому +24

    1:00 "Ah"

  • @NatsuDragn33I
    @NatsuDragn33I 6 років тому +1

    Wait, it was THAT SIMPLE? All this time I thought it'd be some crazy sound!
    Slightly miffed, not gonna lie.

    • @reapd2576
      @reapd2576 5 років тому

      Droitzel *Glædr*

  • @Genospark_
    @Genospark_ 5 років тому +11

    When he said *Hæve* it sounded like the minecraft villager sound xD

  • @genevieveguia
    @genevieveguia 3 роки тому +8

    Love these lessons !!!

    • @EngLanguageClub
      @EngLanguageClub  2 роки тому

      Thanks Genevieve Eguia. And thanks for subscribing.

  • @m_grant
    @m_grant 4 роки тому +8

    Some people write my first name as "Michæl" since in English, we pronounce this name /ˈmaɪ kəl/, the ae being a schwa e sort of sound between the uh and oo sound. You would get very close if you say the words 'my-cull' together with no gap. There are a few words in English wirh ae like aerobic but this is quite not the same sound but it's close.
    If the ae in Michael wasn't hard enough how to guesd how to pronounce in English, the ch as a k sound is equally not obvious! In French many people replace ch with k and use æ when they write my name as in Mikæl. Then french speakers will pronounce that /mi ka ell/ and usually putting an umlaut over the ë to show that you have a dipthong. Anyway, if you don't put an h after the c, cae or cæ might be pronounced like /say/.
    I have always thought the spelling versus the pronunciation of my first name very strange and have often wondered if I should start writing it Michæl, to make the spelling more phonetic without significantly changing the visual representation.

    • @nearthefarworld
      @nearthefarworld 2 роки тому

      I certainly would. It's your name. It's a representation of who you are. Add flair to it, personalize it! Make it that which would make you happier and feel better represented

  • @moved-
    @moved- 4 роки тому +1

    me: types "Naegi", "Kaede", or "Komaeda"
    also me:
    nægi
    kæde
    komæda

  • @AKU-kh6lz
    @AKU-kh6lz 4 роки тому

    the noise i make when stepping on a lego: ÆÆÆÆÆÆÆÆÆÆÆÆÆÆÆÆÆÆÆÆÆÆÆÆÆÆÆÆ

  • @ghostwriter7988
    @ghostwriter7988 3 роки тому +1

    Nævis, we love U

  • @vesnazaharievaatanasova3524
    @vesnazaharievaatanasova3524 6 років тому +1

    Thank you for teaching me the æ sound

  • @averyjoycelynbarakudablock4139
    @averyjoycelynbarakudablock4139 2 роки тому +1

    I'm quite certain that I heard you say "pro NOUNCE ee ay shun. Surely this was an anomaly?
    Otherwise....'love your speech - your precision and clarity.

  • @dg_1183
    @dg_1183 5 років тому +5

    I'm learning this so I can make my own længuage

  • @JaeAlexanderLinsey
    @JaeAlexanderLinsey 8 років тому +41

    Nice video. Just one tip: Stand still, it's a little distracting. But, other than that, great video, great use of green screen. Thanks for the pronounciation tip.

    • @Saludin2
      @Saludin2 6 років тому

      @@ejsepp1231 It will become a word.

  • @bashiruosman473
    @bashiruosman473 Рік тому +1

    Great lesson.
    Please, I am a teacher in Ghana.
    Is not easy for me to write this sound on the board during the teaching and learning process in class. If you could have a video on how to write the sound.

    • @EngLanguageClub
      @EngLanguageClub  Рік тому +1

      Thanks, I will try to do a video for you in the near future.

  • @mustafamustafa8143
    @mustafamustafa8143 6 років тому +2

    I have a difficulty in distinguishing between this vowel and the schwa, could you please clarify that?

  • @juicylemon4154
    @juicylemon4154 7 років тому +3

    The letter æ appears in Mediæval
    The letter ö appears in coöperate/coöperative
    The letter ë appears in Citroën/Zoë/Chloë
    The letter é appears in café/pâté/puréed/fiancé/cliché/résumé
    The letter ï appears in naïve

    • @elonmusk-sfs6628
      @elonmusk-sfs6628 2 роки тому

      Œ
      œ

    • @cod73161
      @cod73161 2 роки тому

      Everytime I see 'ë' in a word i always think it's Albanian

  • @joshua_here5849
    @joshua_here5849 3 роки тому +5

    I came here because of æspa

  • @PomegranateMan333
    @PomegranateMan333 3 роки тому +1

    pillar men: hold my æ

  • @otto3619
    @otto3619 8 років тому +10

    man - men
    bad - bed
    sad - said
    flash - flesh
    and - end

  • @genevieveguia
    @genevieveguia 3 роки тому +2

    Wonderful lessons !!!

    • @EngLanguageClub
      @EngLanguageClub  2 роки тому

      Thanks Genevieve Eguia. And thanks for subscribing.

  • @zuzu091
    @zuzu091 6 років тому

    9 year olds panicking about pewdiepie vs t-series meanwhile i'm just like Æ.

  • @mattthompson6281
    @mattthompson6281 6 років тому +5

    I still think that no one knows what the original sound æ sounded like

  • @darkcnotion
    @darkcnotion Рік тому

    Thanks again king

  • @de-peg
    @de-peg 4 роки тому +1

    the æ in danish, the danish alphabet, is pronounced as you would pronounce the "e"in hey, or the "A" in baby, I really dont know why its called "ash" in english (when Denmark has a perfecly fine name, which makes more sense to me...)

    • @EngLanguageClub
      @EngLanguageClub  4 роки тому +1

      This symbol is also used in the International Phonetic Alphabet where it is pronounced differently to how it is pronounced in the danish alphabet. It is also used in Old English which is where it gets the ash name. Why does the danish name make more sense to you?

    • @de-peg
      @de-peg 4 роки тому

      @@EngLanguageClub because i was raised with it i guess,,
      but thank you for the answer :)

  • @joecelynk
    @joecelynk 4 роки тому +1

    thank you!

  • @KudoShinichii1412
    @KudoShinichii1412 6 років тому +2

    And thats in my recommendations
    *just now* !!!!!!!

  • @ughnotyou
    @ughnotyou 6 років тому +7

    I thought it would sound like “ay” rather than “a”. Also I read that in Irish it’s pronounced as “ay”?

    • @J8den
      @J8den 5 років тому

      Yes

  • @Invalid-user13k
    @Invalid-user13k 3 роки тому +2

    Wow the ash still has purpose

  • @imveryimportantandverypret2936
    @imveryimportantandverypret2936 5 років тому +3

    Oh I use it to speak in a British accent when typing

  • @tenebrific3166
    @tenebrific3166 4 роки тому +1

    Im gonna have fun editing this

  • @servantofaeie1569
    @servantofaeie1569 6 років тому +1

    The A in apple is NOT the same A sound in can. The /æ/ sound cannot occour before an /m/, /n/ or an /ŋ/, just like the /ε/ sound cannot occour before an /m/, /n/, or an /ŋ/.

  • @Em-Nyxolotl
    @Em-Nyxolotl 4 роки тому +1

    in finnish the letter Ä is pronounced this way (the way æ is pronounced )

  • @electronkaleidoscope5860
    @electronkaleidoscope5860 4 роки тому +1

    æ, I get it now.

  • @Bored_Overthinker
    @Bored_Overthinker 3 роки тому

    Thanks!

    • @EngLanguageClub
      @EngLanguageClub  2 роки тому +1

      You're welcome We are Venom, thanks for watching. Why don't you subscribe so you don't miss future videos? 😀

  • @popkorn6844
    @popkorn6844 4 роки тому

    i have finally discovered the sound peanut butter baby makes

  • @Phonetician_
    @Phonetician_ 4 роки тому

    As I know while making this sound tongue is in front but from where does the sound come from back or front?

  • @FlyingZoroark
    @FlyingZoroark 4 роки тому +2

    Æ, I see now, thank you

  • @Tenoct91
    @Tenoct91 2 місяці тому

    I am learning!

  • @tobycsg0627
    @tobycsg0627 5 років тому +9

    He says it likes its a ´´ ah´´ sound but its actually like ur saying ´´ aayy´´
    Trust me im danish

    • @EngLanguageClub
      @EngLanguageClub  5 років тому +3

      I know this letter is used in Danish but it is also used in the IPA, the International Phonetic Alphabet. The IPA uses symbols from various alphabets so that there is one for each sound. In English we use 44 different sounds but we write with the latin Alphabet which only has 26 letters. So this video is about the use of the /æ/ symbol in IPA not in Danish.

    • @Sk8forsocks
      @Sk8forsocks 4 роки тому

      English Language Club yea and this video is retarded , how about that?

  • @slowpukezz
    @slowpukezz 4 роки тому +1

    Man ngl im always going to read it as "ay"

  • @kuutio3730
    @kuutio3730 4 роки тому

    I’m here to get my lost braincells back which i lost for watching random typek’s google translate videos

  • @Yurnahe12
    @Yurnahe12 3 роки тому

    Near open front around in Bell is the /æ/

  • @PKinukk
    @PKinukk 7 років тому +1

    Bcaz you are native speaker so,u can tell it in excellent manner

  • @rich3326
    @rich3326 5 років тому

    this man some how looks like Micheal from the office and Harry Potter at the same time

  • @rastahatattack706
    @rastahatattack706 6 років тому +1

    I find it funny how many people can't wrap their head around the idea that this video is on the IPA pronunciation, not their specific language's pronunciation (even then, they're no one way to pronounce æ in all languages so why are they so insistant that he's pronouncing it the "wrong way"?). If it was about the letter æ in normal language, the video would be titled "The æ Sound", not "The /æ/ Sound".

  • @ashjade86
    @ashjade86 7 років тому

    thank you

  • @shrekwazowski8199
    @shrekwazowski8199 4 роки тому

    I was right the whole time. Those people who called me an idiot were the real idiots

  • @greteteg
    @greteteg 7 років тому +5

    it's similar to (a:) . how to make a difference between (a:) and (ae)

  • @sugandhisaxena6965
    @sugandhisaxena6965 4 роки тому +1

    I was just curious why my keyboard had more 10 types of a's which I never use and it was worth it.

  • @audiocircleband
    @audiocircleband 4 роки тому +3

    just do what Search Results
    Web results
    Arnold Schwarzenegger does, he goes Æ Æ Æ

  • @garlic5460
    @garlic5460 4 роки тому +16

    Elon Musk and Grimes brought me here

  • @MatiasVivas
    @MatiasVivas 8 років тому

    its normally spelled with the letter a. but what are the exeptions

  • @amberjenaeterry8197
    @amberjenaeterry8197 4 роки тому

    PLZ REPLY‼️‼️ IMPORTANT QUESTION
    could the name “Claire” be spelled as “Claer” and still be pronounced the same way?? I feel like it’s almost an exception but I can’t tell🥲

  • @OdairASilva
    @OdairASilva 2 роки тому

    Fun fact: The sound of this letter is the actual sound of the letter "A" in Portuguese.

  • @kalplays9922
    @kalplays9922 5 років тому

    I always thought it was "ay". thx!

    • @EngLanguageClub
      @EngLanguageClub  5 років тому +2

      Hi Kal. I have talked about your comment in my recent livestream. ua-cam.com/video/3jcxalxzSuM/v-deo.html

  • @klaud7311
    @klaud7311 4 роки тому +2

    The Æ in the beginning of the Danish word "Æble" is very different. But the Æ in the Danish word "Pære" sounds just like you described it.

  • @danii3922
    @danii3922 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks, I thing I got it

  • @steveBloodaxe
    @steveBloodaxe 8 років тому +2

    It seems that the /æ/ is pronounced somewhat differently before the n sound, as in 'can', 'man', 'hand', closer to the /e/, whereas otherwise it's closer to the /ʌ/. Is it the case or am I wrong ?

    • @edyta2281
      @edyta2281 6 років тому

      In these words: man, can, hand it is longer so it seems to be different but it is not.

  • @bordoraux9537
    @bordoraux9537 6 років тому

    this is a good one

  • @ameliaglitz
    @ameliaglitz 4 роки тому +1

    Now I know how to pronounce the name of elon musk and grimes baby

  • @S4NSE
    @S4NSE 8 років тому +1

    NICE CHANNEL

  • @ReuploadArchivist
    @ReuploadArchivist 6 років тому +1

    Thinking about that bitchin' Tool album.

  • @ae5755
    @ae5755 3 роки тому +1

    learning how pronounce my new name poggg

    • @ae5755
      @ae5755 3 роки тому +1

      fun fact: i dnt pronouns it like that at all and never will

  • @jimanHK
    @jimanHK Рік тому +1

    Brilliant

  • @李林-l9j
    @李林-l9j 2 роки тому

    May I ask why "æ" is pronounced closer to "ʌ" in British English, but "æ" is pronounced closer to "e" in American English?

    • @EngLanguageClub
      @EngLanguageClub  Рік тому

      Well the simple asnwers is just that the accesnts are different. What words are you refering to specifically?

  • @mkiispartan6553
    @mkiispartan6553 4 роки тому

    If I replace the letter a with ae in the word Shadow (shaedow), for example, is it still pronounced the same or am I completely wrong?

  • @sayafmansoor994
    @sayafmansoor994 3 роки тому +1

    I don't konw how to make my toung low and front of the mouth ?
    Can you help me ?

  • @kenmori3972
    @kenmori3972 8 років тому

    Then how would "abaeran" be phonectically pronounced? "ah" "bae" "rahn"?

    • @EngLanguageClub
      @EngLanguageClub  8 років тому +1

      +ken gllw Remember these videos are specific to British English pronunciation. "abaeran" is not a word in English.

  • @vin38
    @vin38 4 роки тому +9

    Who else here cuz of X Æ A-12 Musk

  • @reckermatouvc
    @reckermatouvc 7 років тому +1

    Para os brasileiros, tem som de "A"
    For the brazilians, has the sound of "A"

  • @dinayaquot7870
    @dinayaquot7870 9 років тому +4

    useful

  • @sy_ty_try7431
    @sy_ty_try7431 4 роки тому

    like a scary line to "h(ae)v l0n3 (ae)nd lif3"

  • @ljaylang
    @ljaylang 5 років тому +1

    So what do my name read?

  • @hoaxial2090
    @hoaxial2090 4 роки тому +1

    X Æ A-12 brought me here.

  • @ปาริสาดาราอี

    my pfp is my expression trying to understand how i pronounced it as "aye"

  • @Saam_ii
    @Saam_ii 6 років тому

    mr electric send him to the principals office and have him expæ

  • @ItzmoonRise
    @ItzmoonRise Рік тому

    Anyone else consistently saying "æ" through this whole video?

  • @qweren7920
    @qweren7920 5 років тому +2

    can u make the boi "oi" sound

  • @420316777666
    @420316777666 7 років тому +1

    anyone else here because they were curious about the pronunciation of the tool album/song ænima

  • @lordbothwell6843
    @lordbothwell6843 7 років тому +1

    Can ae be used in the word dark (daerk?

    • @GenericInternetter
      @GenericInternetter 7 років тому

      are you thinking up an rpg name?

    • @EngLanguageClub
      @EngLanguageClub  7 років тому

      In Starcraft my name is 'Pochspeil'

    • @EngLanguageClub
      @EngLanguageClub  7 років тому

      Only in some regional variations. If english is a second language is not a good idea to pronounce it like that.

  • @deathchips926
    @deathchips926 4 роки тому +1

    dammit, and this whole time I've been using "bæ" to flirt with girls.

  • @maurocarvalho1148
    @maurocarvalho1148 9 років тому

    What does it mean "near-open" if the mouth is wide open?