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作者: [[]] 時間: 11-10-31 15:54 標題: 請問an 除了是a,e,i,o,u用外,還有在什麼時候用?

請問an 除了是a,e,i,o,u用外,還有在什麼時候用?

作者: Mighty 時間: 11-10-31 20:05

我不太明白楼主的問題、不過都試試答答。　　’Ａ’　＆　’ＡＮ’同様是ＡＲＴＩＣＬＥ．　例：

(1) I saw a man smoking in the lift.

(2) I saw an old man smoking in the lift.

２条句子都表示到'一個'男人,（１）用’Ａ’因為’Ｍ’是ＣＯＮＳＯＮＡＮＴ、（２）用’ＡＮ’因’Ｏ’是ＶＯＷＥＬ．

千奇不用死記ＳＰＥＬＬＩＮＧ、因為同ＳＰＥＬＬＩＮＧ是無関係的。　　是同発音有関、如下例：

(1) A university

(2) an honest person

作者: 喧嘩 時間: 11-11-1 11:58

1. For vowel sound ,
樓主所謂嘅a,e,i,o,u字頭，eg: an apple, an egg , an ice-cream ,an orange ,an umbrella
但亦有例外，當個字讀音係"won"或＂you"嘅聲音就唔用an,eg: a university , a one way road
2. 個字嘅發音冇h聲，eg:an honest person
3. 個字發音係＂em",eg: an MTR
希望幫到你啦

作者: [[]] 時間: 11-11-1 12:57

謝謝你們的解釋;喧嘩,你的解釋很清楚,請問你是補習老師嗎?

作者: 喧嘩 時間: 11-11-1 22:50

我只係小女嘅私人補習老師，程度暫時只係p3

作者: NT-1 時間: 11-11-2 22:38

To Mighty:

Mind to further explain the later part:
"千奇不用死記ＳＰＥＬＬＩＮＧ、因為同ＳＰＥＬＬＩＮＧ是無関係的。　　是同発音有関、如下例：

(1) A university

(2) an honest person"

I still don't understand (1), u-ni-ver-si-ty does has a u sound wor~~

Thanks

作者: cornelius 時間: 11-11-3 00:45

原帖由 NT-1 於 11-11-2 22:38 發表
To Mighty:

Mind to further explain the later part:
"千奇不用死記ＳＰＥＬＬＩＮＧ、因為同ＳＰＥＬＬＩＮＧ是無関係的。　　是同発音有関、如下例：

(1) A university

(2) an honest person"

I still don't understand (1), u-ni-ver-si-ty doe ...

Pls do not mix up "vowel" and "vowel sound", because words starting with a vowel do not necessarily take a vowel sound when pronounced.

Yes, there is a "u" in "university" as the beginning letter.  However, it is sounded with the consonant "y" like "you".  Similar words include "uniform" and "European".

Another example is the word "one".  It starts with an "o" but it has the consonant sound "w" and is pronounced like "won".  Therefore, we would say "a one-eyed man" instead of "an one-eyed man".

On the contrary, some words that start with a consonant may go with the article "an" if they have a vowel sound.  For instance, "an hour" or "an heir" where "h" is silent in both cases.

Some more examples are:
an X-ray
an MBA (or an MSc)

作者: kiiiiiller 時間: 11-11-3 12:48

Five letters, a,e,i,o and u, are vowels
The letter y can be a vowel when it comes at the beginnng of a word, but sometimes it is a consonant when it comes anywhere else.

Each vowel has several sounds with consonant letters in different positions to make the saying of a word. They are short vowels, diphthong, r after aeiou and long vowels etc...

We pronounce a word according to its spelling.
e.g.  JUG    ~  short U sound ~ 〔Λ〕
      BLUE ~  long  U sound ~  〔u:〕
A long vowel 〔u:〕 to be sounded at the beginning of the words "university" and "U.F.O."  The "U" sound can usually be heard.

Let's remember the 5 ways to spell the Long U sound.  They are u, u_e, eu, ue and ew.

The silent h will be found in different positions of the word.
e.g. honest ~  without h sound
      ghost    ~       "
      rhyme ~       "

We only put an adjective "an" before a countable noun with a short vowel sound at the beginning of a word, and that all.

Cornelius,

Your nice reply is useful and helpful, thank you.

[ 本帖最後由 kiiiiiller 於 11-11-3 12:55 編輯 ]

作者: NT-1 時間: 11-11-3 16:08

Thanks for Cornelus nd kiiiiiller! The explanation is clear and easy to understand. But what is the begining sound of "MBA"?? Is it a e sound??

作者: AE 時間: 11-11-3 17:05

an english book or a english book, thanks.

作者: talknwrite 時間: 11-11-3 19:40

Use 'a', not 'an', in front of 'U' because the pronunciation of U is /ju:/
the onset sound /j/ is a consonant.
So, it is a UFO, a University, a Unicorn

the pronunciation of M is /em/. The onset is a vowel.
So, it is an M, an MTR, an MBA

作者: grace_xian 時間: 11-11-3 20:02

多謝各位詳細的解答, 我也上了一堂免費課

作者: w.sky 時間: 11-11-3 20:06 標題: 回復 1# talknwrite 的帖子

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作者: thomasha 時間: 11-11-3 20:58

You can tell the difference in pronunciation of the first letter's sounds between words like "university", "union" and words like "untidy", "underground". For the former, "a" should be used; for the latter, "an" should be used. As cornelius rightly pointed out, it depends on the vowel sound, not the starting vowel, of the next word.

原帖由 talknwrite 於 11-11-3 19:40 發表
Use 'a', not 'an', in front of 'U' because the pronunciation of U is /ju:/
the onset sound /j/ is a consonant.
So, it is a UFO, a University, a Unicorn

the pronunciation of M is /em/. The onset is a ...

作者: NT-1 時間: 11-11-3 21:59

作者: BigBoyMaMa 時間: 11-11-4 13:46

真是上了一堂寶貴的一課。謝謝各位的詳細解釋!

原帖由 cornelius 於 11-11-3 00:45 發表

Pls do not mix up "vowel" and "vowel sound", because words starting with a vowel do not necessarily take a vowel sound when pronounced.

Yes, there is a "u" in "university" as the beginning letter. ...

作者: NT-1 時間: 11-11-24 09:37

Can someone explain why we use
an island instead of a island as I can't find the vowel sound in the word?
Thanks in advances.

作者: Rainy 時間: 11-11-24 15:18

其實有冇網址可供參考?

作者: cornelius 時間: 11-11-25 13:39

原帖由 NT-1 於 11-11-24 09:37 發表
Can someone explain why we use
an island instead of a island as I can't find the vowel sound in the word?
Thanks in advances.

The long "i" sound at the beginning of the word "island" is a vowel sound, and hence the use of "an" for the choice of the indefinite article. You may think of other similar words such as "ice-cream", "i-Phone" and "I-shaped bar".

Actually, the short "i" sound as in "igloo" and "inn" is also a vowel sound ==> an igloo, an inn

作者: cornelius 時間: 11-11-25 13:45

原帖由 Rainy 於 11-11-24 15:18 發表
其實有冇網址可供參考?

See if the website below gives you an idea of how vowel sounds are like (should be more comprehensible by ordinary readers as no IPAs are used):

http://www.eslgold.com/pronunciation/english_vowel_sounds.html

作者: NT-1 時間: 11-11-25 23:53 標題: 回復 19# cornelius 的帖子

According to what you say, am I corrected if I say unlike the long "i" sound, the long "u" sound at the beginning of the word "union", "unicorn", "university" is not a vowel sound?
Thanks

作者: cornelius 時間: 11-11-26 21:41

原帖由 NT-1 於 11-11-25 23:53 發表
According to what you say, am I corrected if I say unlike the long "i" sound, the long "u" sound at the beginning of the word "union", "unicorn", "university" is not a vowel sound?
Thanks

Actually it has nothing to do with long or short sound of individual vowels. But for "a", "e", "i" and "o", their long and short sounds are all vowel sounds.

A simple, and yet determining, rule lies in how the first syllable of the word is sounded. The words that you mention above start with with a syllable that is sounded like "you". This "y" is a consonant sound and hence should be preceded by the indefinite article "a", i.e. a union, a unicorn, a university.

作者: J_D74 時間: 11-11-27 01:24

很感謝大家的分享, 很受用的一課.....

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