Short vowel /ə/ (Nguyên âm ngắn /ə/)
Unit 12
Short vowel /ə/
Nguyên âm ngắn /ə/
Introduction
/ə/ is a short vowel sound.
Open your mouth very slightly and simply.
The lips and tongue are relaxed.
It's pronounced /ə/...../ə/
Ago /əə/
Open /əpən/
Sofa /səfə/
Around /ərand/
Zebra /zibrə/
Mother /mðər/
Picture /pktər/
Banana /bənænə/
Famous /feməs/
Accident /æksdənt/
I suppose it's possible.
/a səpəz ts psəbl/
That's an excellent question.
/ðæts ən eksələnt kwestən/
My cousin will arrive at seven.
/a kzn wl ərav ət sevn/
Complete today's lesson please.
/kəmplit ðə tədez lesn pliz/
Don’t complain about the problem
/dənt kəmplen əbat ðə prbləm/
Examples
Examples Transcription Listen Meanings
banal /bənl/ thường, tầm thường
letter /letə(r)/ lá thư
calendar /kælndə(r)/
lịch
picture /pktə(r)/ bức tranh
figure /fjər/ con số
thorough /θrə/ cẩn thận, kĩ lưỡng