Hey what's up, Stefanie the English coach here from EnglishFullTime. com. In this video we are going to be talking about words that sound very similar in English.
大家好，我是EnglishFullTime.com的Stefanie。這期視頻我們來講一下英語中發音非常相似的單詞。
But these words don't sound similar to native English speakers. In fact, to native English speakers these words sound nothing alike.
這些單詞對於母語者來說聽起來並不相同。對於他們來說，這些單詞毫無相近之處。
They're completely different. But when you are learning English and you are dealing with sounds that don't exist in your native language, some of these words might sound almost identical to each other, ok?
他們是完全不同的。但是你在學英語的時候，你面對的是自己母語裡面完全不存在的一些發音，所以有些單詞對你來說聽起來可能就完全一樣。
So I'm gonna go through a list of words that you guys helped me create, that's right, I didn't invent this list myself, I did not find it on Google, this comes from the feedback that you guys have been leaving on my YouTube videos. So thank you so much I love the feedback that you leave, because it helps me know what to teach in my videos.
所以今天我就來講一講大家反饋給我的這些詞彙，沒錯，這些詞並不是我自己找出來的，不是Google上搜出來的，而是通過大家的留言收集起來的。非常感謝大家能夠給我留言，因為這樣才讓我知道我更應該講哪些內容。
Anyhow, so let's just get into it. The first pair that we have is MEN and MAN.
那我們就來看一下吧。首先是MEN和MAN。
Men man, many men, one man, men man en en an an. Next we have WANT and WON, like I want a car or I won a car.
Men man, many men, one man, men man en en an an.接下來是，WANT和WON，我「想要」一臺車/我「贏得」了一臺車。
Now the reason why these two sound so similar is because when they are said quickly, they actually do sound exactly the same. Listen, I really want a car, I won a car, right?
這兩個單詞聽起來很相近的一個重要原因就在於，說快了這兩個確實特別像。"I really want a car", "I won a car".
When we say them quickly in fast speech, they're said the same way "I wan a car." Right? But when you pronounce these words individually, one is WANT with the T at the end, and the other is WON with the N at the end.
說得很快的時候，感覺就完全一樣了。但是如果你分開說，其中一個是T結尾的WANT，另外一個是N結尾的WON。
However, when we do pronounce WANT, we rarely pronounce it with the T at the end, usually we cut it off and we say WAN, I wan' that and the other word is WON. So the difference is wan' and won, wan' and won.
不過我們在說want的時候，很少會把結尾的t發音，通常我們都會省略結尾的t，直接說WAN，另外一個單詞是WON。區別就在這裡，wan和won。
Now the next pair of words is ONE, like the number one, and also WON. One, Won.
下面的一組是one和won。One, won.
Now one of the reasons why these words get confused so much is because a lot of people actually say won like "Yeah, I won a car!" So they pronounce it exactly like the number one and maybe that's why you've been confused.
這兩個單詞很容易讓人迷惑是因為很多人會說"Yeah, I won a car!"這樣的話。他們的發音跟one完全一樣，所以你才分不清。
I do not however, I would say "I won it", I don't say "I won it".But a lot of people do, so that's another reason why they sound exactly the same. Sometimes because they do they are the same, depending on how people pronounce them.
我並不會這麼發音，我的發音是"I won it"。但是很多人的發音都是這樣，這也取決人們怎麼發音。
Next HAIR and AIR. Do you see how I'm taking a breath in and then I'm releasing it to say hair, hair, hair, right?
下一組是HARI和AIR。你注意到我在讀hair的時候是怎樣先吸一口氣了嗎？
Because you do have to release that breath of air, that's the H sound, right? Hair. The word air, on the other hand, I just start right away with the word, air, "The air was blowing through her hair."
因為在發H這個音的時候，你要呼氣，Hair。而另外一個單詞air則直接開始就好了，"The air was blowing through her hair."
"The air was blowing through her hair." Hopefully you can hear the difference there.
"The air was blowing through her hair."希望你能聽出來其中的區別。
Next TREE, THREE, FREE. This set of words is one that you guys have told me that you struggle with the difference is what comes at the beginning of the word.
接下來是TREE/THREE/FREE。這組詞的問題在於很多人發不好這三個單詞開始的發音。
So tree, we have a strong CH sound there, tree tree tree. Then we have three three three, ok?
Tree有一個很強的ch音。然後是Three。
So the tongue does go between the teeth, you do not have to exaggerate this and say thhree like that, ok? Three three three. My tongue is like right between my teeth, right behind my teeth and it's just there quickly and then I pull it back, three, for the r, three.
需要把舌尖放到牙齒之間，不需要太誇張。我就把舌尖放到牙齒之間，放到牙的後面，然後很快就收回去，three。
Then we have free free, ok? Free. That is the F sound, my vocal cords do not vibrate, I'm just releasing the air blowing it out, and my teeth are right here on my bottom lip.
最後一個是free。發F音的時候，我的聲帶並不震動，只是簡單地發音，牙齒輕輕咬下唇。
And notice the top lip is relaxed, free, free, OK? So, tree, three, free.
上唇是完全放鬆的，free。Tree/three/free。
Try saying that fast a few times, it's a real tongue-twister.Next, LOOSE, LOSE.
多練幾次，這個確實有點拗口。接下來是Loose/lose。
Loose, lose, OK? Your shoe laces are loose. Did you lose the ball?
Loose/lose。Your shoe laces are loose. Did you lose the ball?
Your shoe laces are loose. Did you lose the ball? What's the difference here?
Your shoe laces are loose. Did you lose the ball?能聽出區別來嗎？
There are two main differences, one is that the vowel is elongated. We have the same vowel in both words, but one is longer than the other, listen.
主要有兩個區別，一個是元音拉長。兩個單詞的元音是一樣的，但是其中一個要比另外一個長，聽聽看。
Loose, lose, loose, lose. OK? The other difference is the ending loose, has the S sound, loose.
Loose, lose, loose, lose.另外一個區別在於結尾音，loose的結尾音是s。
Then we have lose, lose, that's the Z sound. Next we have PROVE and PROOF.
而Lose的結尾音是z。接下來是PROVE和PROOF。
Prove and proof, OK? Can you prove that?
Can you prove that?He wants proof.
He wants proof. So here we have some very similar differences, the vowel sound, right?
這個區別跟之前那個很像，也是元音的區別。Prove，這個元音更長。
Prove, that's longer. You are saying it for a longer length of time.
拖得時間要長一點。而proof要更快。
And the proof is a lot faster, proof. Prove, proof, OK?
Prove, proof.另外一個區別在於結尾，prove以v結尾，而proof則以f結尾。
And then the other difference is the ending, prove has the V ending, proof has the F. So the way these sounds are made is almost exactly the same, the tongue the teeth the lips, they are all in the same position.
發這兩個音的方式完全相同，牙齒抵下唇，位置是一樣的。唯一的區別就在於聲帶的振動。
The only real difference is the vibration of the vocal cords.With the V sound, your vocal cords vibrate, with the F sound, they don't.
V這個音是需要聲帶振動的，而F這個音不需要。下一組，LEAF/LEAVE。
Next, LEAF and LEAVE. Leaf and leave.
區別還是一樣的。
Again we have the same differences here as we've been having in the previous set of words. Leaf, the E sound is very fast, leaf.
Leaf，E的音非常快。而leave中，e的音要更長一些。
And then in leave, the E sound is longer, leave. That's a beautiful leaf.
That's a beautiful leaf.He wants to leave.
He wants to leave. OK, and the other difference is the ending again we have the V versus the F, leave, leaf.
另外一個區別也在於V和F之間的差別，leave，leaf。區別在於year開頭的這個Y。
Next YEAR and EAR. The difference here is just the Y sound at the beginning of year.
It's gonna be a great year.Ow, my ear hurts.
It's gonna be a great year. Ow, my ear hurts.
Ear, year.你應該能聽出來year開頭的這個音。
Ear, year, OK? So you should be able to hear that sound at the beginning of year.
如果你能聽出來的話，就能進一步練習，然後正確地發音。下一組是word/world。
Now if you can hear the sound then you can practice making it and saying the words correctly. Next WORD and WORLD.
我知道這兩個單詞可能比較難，所以要多多練習。Word word word.
Word and world. I know these two words are very difficult for many of you, so lets practice this.
注意單詞詞尾d這個發音，我在另外一個視頻裡面講過，你可以不發這個d，變成wor' wor' wor'。That's a really long wor'.
Word word word. Now notice I am pronouncing the D at the end, but I talk about this in another pronunciation video that I've done, you can stop the word at the D sound, wor' wor' wor'.
dang'ran當然也可以說"that's a really long word"。通常在句子結尾我都會省略這個d，world也是一樣，
That's a really long wor'. Or I can say "that's a really long word".
不用非要說world，可以直接說worl'。This is a crazy worl'.
OK, but usually if it's at the end of a sentence, I might just cut off the D sound same with world. I don't have to say world, I can say worl'.
現在你搞清楚我是怎麼做省略的了嗎？還有一件事我要提醒一下，那就是d這個音如果後面有連著音，那麼就不能省略。
This is a crazy worl'. Do you see how I'm stopping the word at that D sound?
That word is really big.That wordis, wordis, wor-dis, wordis.
Now one thing I should mention though is that sometimes the D sound would get attached to whatever comes after it like this. That word is really big.
That word is really big.有一個小技巧，你可以把world這個單詞看做"were"和"old"兩個單詞。
That wordis, wordis, wor-dis, wordis. That word is really big.
Were-old，這是評論裡面有人提到的。我覺得很有意思，就分享給大家。
Now one quick tip for pronouncing "world", you can also think of it as two separate words "were: , like the word "were", and then "old" like that man is "old". Were-old, that's actually a trick that someone commented on my last pronunciation video.
如果你把它看成兩個單詞，那可能就能幫助你更規範地發音了。接下來是SHIP和SHEEP。
I thought it was pretty cool, so I wanted to share it with you guys here, so were-old, world. If you think about it like two separate words that might help.
我做這個手勢是因為你應該能聽出來，這兩個單詞的音調一個要比另一個高一點。這個音要更高，而且在嘴巴的位置更靠前。
Next we have SHIP and SHEEP. Ship Sheep. And I'm going like this because you should be able to hear that one sound is higher than the other, OK?
發元音的時候每個音的位置都會運用到不同的部位。有的音更靠後，有的音更靠前，還有的可能更靠近鼻腔，這都取決於我們說的語言。
This sound is a bit higher and it's placed more forward in the mouth. All of the vowel sounds that we make are made in different places of our face, our vocal apparatus, OK?
有的語言可能比其它語言鼻腔發音更多。我用誇張的方式來發這個音，看一下我的嘴巴是要咧開的。
Some sounds are made more in the back, some are made more in the front, some are made maybe more on the nose, depending on what language we are speaking, OK? Some languages have more nasal sounds than others.
但是我說sheep這個詞的時候就沒有完全咧開，如果這樣的話就會很奇怪，所以我就只會這麼說，sheep。你們要學會不那麼誇張的發這個音。
So the sound when I'm exaggerating it, look how my mouth just widens like this. However, when I'm saying sheep, I'm not going sheep like that, that's totally awkward, I'm just saying sheep, sheep.
我這麼做是為了告訴你這個音的位置在哪裡。Sheep sheep ship ship.
So you should be able to make that sound without exaggerating and going like that. But doing that sort of shows you were the sound is placed in your mouth OK?
如果你能聽出來明顯的區別，那就有助於你正確發音。首先要能聽出差別在哪，然後才能充分利用自己的發音，然後多多練習，直到練成標準發音。
Anyhow, sheep sheep ship ship, OK? Again, if you can hear a clear difference, that is gonna help you pronounce them correctly.
接下來是SICK和SEEK。He's really sick.
You have to hear the difference first, and then you have to play with your voice and practice until you can say it the way I'm saying it. Next we have SICK and SEEK.
She wants to seek a new job.同樣，你也沒必要發K這個音，可以直接說"he's really sic'"。
He's really sick. She wants to seek a new job.
但是後面如果跟著一個音，比如"She wants to seek a new job"，就會變成"seeka"，"She wants to seeka new job"。下面是PILL/PEEL。
And again you don't necessarily have to pronounce that K sound at the end, you can say "he's really sic'." "He's really sic'." And likewise with the other examples I gave of words connecting to whatever comes after it, when I say "She wants to seek a new job", I'm saying "seeka", "seeka", "She wants to seeka new job."
Every morning he has to take his pill.Peel the orange before eating it.
Next PILL, PEEL. Every morning he has to take his pill.
Pill, peel.TAX/TASK.
Peel the orange before eating it. Pill, peel.
這一組的結尾是反過來的。一個是KS音，tax，另外一組是SK音，task。
Next, TAX, TASK. Tax, task. The ending is inverted.
You'll have to pay tax with that item.Don't worry, it's an easy task.
One has the KS sound, tax, and the other has the SK sound, task. You'll have to pay tax with that item.
BEER/BEARD.He spilled beer in his beard.
Don't worry, it's an easy task. Next, BEER, BEARD.
我在這裡也把D給省略了，我不會說Beard。我們經常會省略詞尾，特別是輔音詞尾。
He spilled beer in his beard. OK I am cutting off the D here of beard, cuz I don't really say beard.
在喉嚨部位停住就可以了。Beer/Beard.
But again, in English we tend to cut off lots of sounds at the end of words, specially consonant sounds, OK? Where you can just stop the sound in your throat.
Pepper/paper.She puts pepper on her eggs.
Anyhow, beer beard, beer beard. Next, PEPPER PAPER.
He wrote it down on a piece of paper.好了，接下來要講的幾個單詞可能兒童不宜，所以如果你周圍有孩子，就讓他們到一邊去，或者靜音視頻，免得他們聽到。
She puts pepper on her eggs. He wrote it down on a piece of paper.
jie'xia接下來的單詞是罵人的話。第一個是Bitch/beach。
OK and this video would not be complete without a couple examples of profanity, so if you have children around please send them away or mute this video or do something if you don't want them to hear this. Because the next couple words we are gonna talk about are swear words.
如果你仔細聽的話，你會發現這兩個單詞裡面還有單詞。Itch，就是"my leg itches"的那個itch。
Here we go. B*TCH BEACH. Now if you listen closely, there is actually real words inside this words.
Each，是"each person is different"的那個each。Bitch/beach。
Itch, itch, like "my leg itches". Each, "each person is different", each.
發音要注意。你需要練一下這幾個單詞，特別是你想用的時候，因為你可不能說"oh, she is such a mean beach."沙灘很美好的，一點都不尖酸刻薄，不能拿來罵人。
Bitch, beach, ok? So again, we have. . .
所以beach/bitch。
You do wanna practice these words, specially if these are words that you use cuz you don't wanna say "oh, she is such a mean beach", because beaches aren't mean they are really nice. So beach beach and b*tch b*tch b*tch.
She washed the sheets for her bed.
Next, SH*T SHEET. He just step in a big pile of sh*t.
我把最好的一個留到最後，也是我最喜歡的一個。
She washed the sheets for her bed. Sheet, sh*t.
He wants to kiss her.She lost her keys.
And last I saved the best example for last, or at least this was my favorite. KISS and KEYS.
He wants to kiss her.She lost her keys.
Like he wants to kiss her. She lost her keys.
我覺得這個發音正確很重要，因為你可不能對別人說"Hey, can I keys you"這種話。而要說的是"Can I kiss you?"不是Keys。
He wants to kiss her. She lost her keys.
Kiss, keys.好了，這就是今天的全部內容，感謝收看。
Now this I thought it was a very important example to go over because you don't wanna say to someone "hey can I keys you" ok? You wanna say "hey can I kiss you? Can I kiss you?" not "keys", OK?
希望你能有所收穫。請留言告訴我哪一組比較簡單、哪一組比較難，這個視頻有沒有幫助你糾正發音，有沒有以前不會現在會了的。
Kiss, keys. Alright you guys, that's it, thank you so much for watching this video.
一定要讓我知道，我很喜歡讀大家的回覆。如果你剛剛關注這個頻道，我想告訴你的是，提高英語的最佳方式就是跟母語者進行交流。
I hope you learned something. Please let me know in the comments which words pairs were easy for you, which ones were difficult, did this video help you with any of them, are you able to pronounce them correctly now.
這會激發你的自信心，提升流利程度。我在這裡留了一個指引，可以免費下載，它會指導你如何跟英語母語使用者鍛鍊自己的口語。
Please let me know, I love reading your feedback. And if you are new to this channel, I just wanna let you know that the number one way I promote improving your English is by practicing by speaking English with real people.
我幾乎每次視頻都會提到，因為它確實幫到了很多人，我相信也會幫到你。我把它放到評論裡面，隨意下載。
That is the one thing that can help take you form where you are to where you want to be, to help improve your fluency, your confidence, etc. So I wrote a guide, is on my website it's totally free you can download it, it's about how to practice your English with native English speakers.
這個讀起來很嘉倪丹，也會教給你使用技巧，立刻就能用到。好了，下次見。拜拜。
I pretty much mention this guide in almost every video, because it has helped thousands of people, I really believe it can help you too. So I would go ahead and link that in the description, feel free to download it.
It's an easy read, it's really quick to get through, but it's gonna teach you strategies that you can start using today. Alright guys, that's it. I'll see you in the next video.