発音上達のカギ！英語の「発音記号」の重要性について解説します！

If you think it's difficult to pronounce a word, don't look at the actual thing, but look at the word. Hello everyone! I'm Nishizawa Roy, an English doctor. On this channel, I teach you how to learn a difficult English word in an unusual way. Roy-san, it's difficult to pronounce a word, isn't it? Yes, I think a lot of people think it's difficult to pronounce a word. Do I have to learn how to pronounce a word? I think a lot of people don't want to learn how to pronounce a word. On the contrary, I will teach you how to learn how to pronounce a word. Tony, what is the meaning of pronouncing a word? Is it like a symbol that indicates pronunciation? Yes, it is. Then, what is a symbol? What? A symbol? Listen carefully. A symbol is something that replaces something in an easy-to-understand way. No, pronouncing a word is not easy-to-understand at all. That's because the way you do it is not good. A symbol is something that replaces something in an easy-to-understand way. In other words, there is a physical object. A symbol is something that replaces it. People who think it's difficult to pronounce a word, don't look at the physical object, but suddenly look at the symbol. The pronunciation symbol is like this. Then, of course, it looks like a code. There are a lot of symbols that I don't understand at all. It's more reckless to be interested in this. That's why the way you do it is wrong. The first thing you should look at is the physical object. What is the physical object of the pronunciation symbol, Tony? The physical object of the pronunciation symbol? Does it mean pronunciation? Yes, it's the sound of English. Each sound is a physical object. And if there is no pronunciation symbol that replaces the physical object in an easy-to-understand way, it will be a big deal. You can't replace it, so you have to say it like the sound of eh. For example, let's say the teacher gives a pronunciation lesson. Then, today, let's learn the sound of eh, ah, and ah. That's how you practice. And there was a student who couldn't understand it very well. Teacher, I don't understand the sound of ah. Then the teacher said, What sound don't you understand? Eh? Ah? Eh? Yes, Tony, please tell the teacher. Is it bullying? That's what it is. I don't know what the teacher is saying at all. Unless you can pronounce it yourself, you can't even ask a question. I think it's a punishment game. But if it's a real or video lesson, it might be even better. Because you can make that sound. If you explain this in a sentence, it will be even more difficult. Then let's go to the sentence version lesson. In this lesson, there are points included in cup and lock, points included in cap and rack, and points included in cup and lock. We will learn three of them. Don't you think you should stop? I think, I think. In order not to do this, Pronunciation symbols are necessary and convenient. It's a little similar to the three-digit S. At that time, the three-digit S, At first, everyone thought it was troublesome. When I opened the lid, it was super easy. Yes, it was. Pronunciation symbols are also quite similar to that. So let's solve the misunderstanding about pronunciation symbols. Yes, please. Many Japanese English learners think that pronunciation symbols are difficult. But pronunciation symbols are not difficult. It's not like that. It's a story that the actual pronunciation of English is difficult. That's true. Because you think the actual thing is difficult, You think it's difficult to replace it. It's such a simple story. And as long as you don't understand the actual thing, Symbols that represent it, Symbols that replace it are also useless. Yes, that's true. That's why learning English pronunciation one by one is the first step. I see. And you don't have to rush. All you have to do is learn one by one. For example, in American pronunciation, Let's take the sound of the vowel heart as an example. This is like a. The mouth opens wide. How wide is it? It's about two fingers deep. Open your mouth that wide. And when you say ah, this vowel comes out. Tony, please try it. In katakana, it's the sound between ah and oh. Good. And heart. If you say this in katakana, It's the sound between ha and ho. Tony, please try it. Good, good. You're doing a good job. It's cool. I did it. And now you know how to pronounce the sound of ah. If you write this as a pronunciation symbol, It's a letter like this. It's a symbol like this. You can also hold it down. This is the symbol that shows the pronunciation of ah. It's a little bit like the alphabet a. The stick is short. There may be a problem with how to read this symbol. But everyone has in common. The symbol that shows the sound of ah is this. Don't you think it's necessary? That's right. I'm in trouble if I don't have it. If you can pronounce it, Don't you want a symbol that shows it? I certainly want it. I'm in trouble if I don't have it. So if you can't pronounce that sound yourself, This pronunciation symbol may be difficult and unpleasant. If you can pronounce it properly, You'll want a symbol that represents it. That's what it is. So it's not that the pronunciation symbol is bad. It's not that it's difficult. Please keep that in mind. I'm sure the way you look at the pronunciation symbol has changed 180 degrees. And the pronunciation symbol. It's a sound that doesn't exist in Japanese, so it's difficult. If it's a pronunciation in Japanese, it's not that difficult. For example, there is a word that represents the basics. If you write this in the pronunciation symbol, it's like this. Base And if it's a B verb, it's like this. I and Z All you have to do is read it. So basically, the sound you don't know. It's a sound you can't pronounce. It's a difficult symbol that you don't know well. If it's a pronunciation you know, Basically, the symbol is not difficult. So the pronunciation symbol that I thought was difficult. It's about practicing to be able to pronounce. It certainly looked easy to understand. First of all, it's important to know the pronunciation. And finally, I'd like to tell you about something that should be suppressed in the pronunciation symbol. There are pronunciations in Japanese, so I basically know them. There are some things that are easy to misunderstand when you look at them in symbols. For example, the sound of SH. In the case of SH, you write it like this. Symbols that stretch the S vertically. This is the sound of SH. So if you want to say SH, you add I to this symbol. You write it like this. And the sound of Y. For some reason, this uses the J symbol. So when you look at the J symbol, you can't read it as JA. Please read it as YA. And it's a little hard to understand the sound of CH and J. The sound of CH is T and SH. You can express it with these two combinations. For example, search. The sound of CH is written in this symbol. Oh, that's right. It's the same with TS. This is written as TS. When you say it like this. This sound is written as TS. And the sound of J. You write it like this. In this two-letter set, with the sound of J. For example, in the word judge. This combination will appear twice. And the vowel. I talked about the American pronunciation of heart earlier. This is a British pronunciation. It's HOT. It's very close to the katakana HOT. This O-like vowel. It uses a symbol that reverses the letter C. And it means to stretch something like a column. For example, if it was written like this. This is a car that represents a car. If it's an American pronunciation, it's like a car. The sound of R is included. And in the UK and Boston, Without R, it's pronounced like a car. Car and car. If you don't have to put in R like this. You write it like a bracket R. So if you just hold down this area. And if it's a sound that you can pronounce. You should be able to read the pronunciation symbols easily. And when something you can't read comes out. It's a sound that you can't pronounce yet. You need to practice how to pronounce it properly. So the pronunciation symbols are difficult. Did you understand that it was a misunderstanding? You don't have to force yourself to memorize the pronunciation symbols. I hope you'll take it easy. It's not that the pronunciation symbols are difficult. It's because you don't know the pronunciation. That's why you thought the pronunciation symbols were difficult. That's right. If it's a pronunciation you know. I thought the pronunciation symbols were easy. From now on, I won't be fooled by the pronunciation symbols. I want to learn from the pronunciation. Thank you very much. Thank you for watching the video until the end. If you found this video helpful. Please subscribe, rate, and comment. How did you see the pronunciation symbols? How did you change your impression? Please leave a comment. See you in the next video. It was English doctor Nishizawa Roy. See ya!