0
Diego Simão Posted 19 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
What's the difference between /æ/ and /A/?
0 /A/ is the audio of "u" in "cup". 02 br
02 br
00 I've got a Longman English Dictionary. I've heard the audio of "cat" and "cup" many times. But I still can't hear the difference of audio between the "a" in cat and the "u" in cup. (I heard the English audio, not american audio. In the American audio, the shape of the mouth is rounder when it was saying "u" in cup.) 0-
02 br
00 I've got a Longman English Dictionary. I've heard the audio of "cat" and "cup" many times. But I still can't hear the difference of audio between the "a" in cat and the "u" in cup. (I heard the English audio, not american audio. In the American audio, the shape of the mouth is rounder when it was saying "u" in cup.) 0-
Top answer
0 Hi Diego, 02 br 00 the vowels in "cup" and "cat" are very different in American English. 02 br 02 br 00 So I'm sorry, I can't help you, I can only say that I noticed that similarity between those vowels too. 010id 4
- 0 Hi Diego, 02 br 00 the vowels in "cup" and "cat" are very different in American English.
- 02 br 02 br 00 So I'm sorry, I can't help you, I can only say that I noticed that similarity between those vowels too.
- 010id 4
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
9 Answers
0
0 Hi Diego, 02 br
00 the vowels in "cup" and "cat" are very different in American English. But I see you are interested in the British pronunciation, and, well, in that case I can't tell the exact difference too 05 0 02 br
00 Those two vowels are different, but not very much in my opinion, since I wouldn't be able to tell you what the difference is (probably because I haven'
00 the vowels in "cup" and "cat" are very different in American English. But I see you are interested in the British pronunciation, and, well, in that case I can't tell the exact difference too 05 0 02 br
00 Those two vowels are different, but not very much in my opinion, since I wouldn't be able to tell you what the difference is (probably because I haven'
00
0 ... can't tell the exact difference 01 u 00 either 02 u 05 0 02 br
00 CJ 010id 1
00 CJ 010id 1
00
0 Grrr 05 0 00 I'm always making that stupid mistake! I make a lot of silly mistakes, just because I don't pay enough attention... and because I don't feel like paying attention too! 05 1 00 ... either 05 2 02 br
02 br
00 Thanks Jim for pointing that out 05 3 010id 1211id 3812id 413id 1
02 br
00 Thanks Jim for pointing that out 05 3 010id 1211id 3812id 413id 1
00
0 I've known the diffierence in American English for many years. I want to know it in British English because of my British pronounciation interest. 0-
00
0 Interesting. To me, it's almost inconceivable that /æ/ and /V/ could confused, because they are such different sounds. 0-
00
0 I heard the audio on the website of BBC learning English and the Loman Dictionary of Contemporary English, they are not very different. I think that just the shapes of speaker's mouth are different, the voice isn't so different in British English(Pay attention here, in British English, not American English). 0-
00
0 Hi, 02 br
00 I was told there are a lot of different accents in the UK, so it depends what we consider "British English". My dictionary pronounces "cut" and "cat" very similarly (and this is what confuses you), but if you hear the pronunciations on the website Nona found out, you'll notice that the difference between "cut" and "cat" is clear (Nona's thread: 01 a
00 I was told there are a lot of different accents in the UK, so it depends what we consider "British English". My dictionary pronounces "cut" and "cat" very similarly (and this is what confuses you), but if you hear the pronunciations on the website Nona found out, you'll notice that the difference between "cut" and "cat" is clear (Nona's thread: 01 a
00
0 In"cat" the sound is something between "a" (like in "cup") and "e" (like in "bet"). Try to sustain vowel "a" (like in "cup") and then shift it to "e" (like in "bet"). The sound in the 01 i 00 middle 02 i 00 is the one you should hear in "cat", its quite long vowel (opposite to "a" in "cup"). 0-
00
Related Questions