Unit 18
Diphthong /ɪə/
Nguyên âm
đôi /ɪə/
Introduction
/ / is a long vowel sound.ɪə
It starts with / / and moves to / / ɪ ə
It’s pronounced / /.... / /.ɪə ɪə
ear / r/ɪə
hear /h r/ɪə
beer /b r/ɪə
clear /kl r/ɪə
year /j r/ɪə
really / r li/ˈ ɪə
cheerful / t fl/ˈ ʃɪə
career /k r r/əˈ ɪə
engineer /end n r/ʒɪˈ ɪə
superior /su p ri r/ːˈ ɪə ə
We're here.
/w r h r/ɪə ɪə
Have a beer, cheer!
/ hæv b r t r/ə ɪə ʃɪə
Is there a bank near here?
/ z ðe r bæŋk n r h r/ɪ ə ə ɪə ɪə
The meaning isn't really clear.
/ð mi n ŋ znt r li kl r/ə ˈ ː ɪ ˈɪ ˈ ɪə ɪə
I have these ears a hundred years.
/a hæv ði z rz h ndr d j rz/ɪ ː ɪə ə ˈ ʌ ə ɪə
Examples
Examples Transcription Listen Meanings
beer /b (r)/ɪə bia
near /n (r)/ ɪə g nầ
here /h (r)/ ɪə đâyở
easier / i:z /ˈ ɪə d dàng h nễ ơ
area / e r /ˈ ə ɪə vùng, khu v cự
superior /su p ri (r)/ːˈ ɪə ə trên, cao c p h nở ấ ơ
ear / (r)/ ɪə tai
tear /t (r)/ ɪə n c m tướ ắ
pier /p (r)/ɪə b n tàu, c u tàuế ầ
beard /b d/ ɪə đ ng đ u, ch ng c v i...ươ ầ ố ự ớ
Identify the vowels which are pronounce /ɪə/ (Nh n bi t các nguyên âm đ cậ ế ượ
phát âm là /ɪə/)
1. "ea" đ c phát âm là /ượ ɪə/ trong nh ng t có nhóm ữ ừ ear
Examples Transcription Listen Meanings
tear/t (r)/ ɪə n c m tướ ắ
clear/kl (r)/ ɪə rõ ràng
blear/bl (r)/ ɪə m , không th y rõờ ấ
real/r l/ ɪə th c tự ế
spear/sp (r)/ɪə giáo mác
fear/f (r)/ ɪə s hãiợ
smear/sm (r)/ɪə trát, bôi lem nhem
weary / w ri/ ˈ ɪə u o i, m t m iể ả ệ ỏ
dreary / dr ri/ ˈ ɪə bu n t , bu n r uồ ẻ ồ ầ
beard /b d/ ɪə đ ng đ u, ch ng cươ ầ ố ự
2. "ee" phát âm là /ɪə/ khi đ ng tr c t n cùng là "r" c a m i tứ ướ ậ ủ ỗ ừ
Examples Transcription Listen Meanings
beer/b (r)/ ɪə bia
cheer/t (r)/ʃɪə s vui vự ẻ
deer/d (r)/ ɪə con nai, ho ngẵ
leer/l (r)/ ɪə li c tr mế ộ
steer/st (r)/ ɪə lái xe, tàu
sneer/sn (r)/ ɪə c i kh yườ ẩ
career/k r (r)/ əˈ ɪə ngh nghi pề ệ
engineer/ end n (r)/ˌ ʒɪˈ ɪə k sỹ ư