How to Pronounce Facebook, Twitter, and - American English

In this American English pronunciation video, we're going to go over the pronunciation of three big social media sites: Facebook, , and Twitter.

在这个美国英语发音视频中，我们将回顾三大社交媒体网站的发音：Facebook、和Twitter。

These are pretty common words and I've gotten several requests for them.

这些都是相当常见的词，我已经得到了他们的几个请求。

Thanks for your requests.

感谢您的要求。

These words all follow the same stress pattern: two-syllables, with stress on the first syllable.

这些单词都遵循相同的应力模式：双音节，第一个音节有重音。

So the second syllables of each of these words will be less important, and a little less clear: FACE-book, YOU-tube, TWI-tter.

因此，每个单词的第二个音节将不那么重要，和一点不太清楚：FACE-book，YOU管，TWI-tter。

Repeat that with me.

跟我重复一遍

Take some of the volume and energy out of the voice for the second syllable: FACE-book, Facebook.

把一些音量和能量从声音中拿出来，为第二个音节：FACE-book，Facebook。

YOU-tube, .

你管，

TWI-tter, Twitter.

TWI-tter，推特

Let's look at each one of these words up close and in slow motion.

让我们仔细和慢动作地仔细看看每个单词。

We'll talk about each sound, and how those sounds are made.

我们将讨论每个声音，以及这些声音是如何发出的。

First, Facebook.

首先，脸谱。

To make the F, the bottom lip comes up and touches the bottom of the top front teeth.

要制作 F，下唇上去，接触上前牙的底部。

The jaw drops for the first half of the AY as in SAY diphthong.

下颚下降的AY的上半年，如在SAY二十通。

The second half of the diphthong, which requires less jaw drop, happens on the way to the S position.

后半部分，需要较少的下颚下降，发生在前往 S 位置的途中。

For the S sound, the teeth are closed and the tongue tip is forward, lightly touching the back of the bottom front teeth.

对于 S 声音，牙齿关闭，舌尖向前，轻轻触摸下前牙的背面。

Remember, this was the stressed syllable.

记住，这是强调的音节。

Face-, face-.

脸-，脸-

So, the intonation has to have an up-down shape.

因此，语调必须有一个向上的形状。

Facebook, facebook.

脸谱，脸谱。

Now, the lips come together for the B sound.

现在，嘴唇走到一起，为B的声音。

Here we have the UH as in PUSH vowel.

在这里，我们有UH在PUSH元音。

The lips flare just a bit, they're not totally relaxed.

嘴唇有点亮，他们并不完全放松。

The back part of the tongue lifts, and the tip isn't all the way forward.

舌头的后部抬起，尖端不是一路向前。

This photo shows the tongue position.

这张照片显示了舌头的位置。

Next we move into the K consonant.

接下来，我们进入K辅音。

There's not much to see here, because this sound is being made in the back of the mouth.

这里没有多少可看的因为这个声音是在嘴的后面发出。

The back of the tongue lifts to the soft palate to stop the air, then releases.

舌头的背面升到柔软的口感，以阻止空气，然后发布。

Facebook. Facebook. Let's watch again.

Facebook。Facebook。让我们再看一遍。

Next, .

接下来，。

Let's take a look.

让我们来看看。

First, we have the Y consonant and OO as in BOO vowel, or, the EW as in FEW diphthong.

首先，我们有Y辅音和OO，如在BOO元音，或，EW，如FEW diphthong。

The middle part of the tongue lifts and presses against the roof of the mouth in an up and forward motion, yyy.

舌头的中间部分抬起并压在嘴的屋顶上，向上和向前运动，yyyy。

The lips come in for the OO sound, you-.

嘴唇是OO的声音，你.

Now the teeth come together to make the True T. This is a True T sound, because the second syllable has secondary stress. . Tt, tt.

现在牙齿走到一起，使真正的T。这是一个真正的T声音，因为第二个音节有二次应力。。Tt，tt.

Another OO vowel, and the lips come in again.

另一个OO元音，嘴唇又进来了。

YouTu-.

YouTu-.

And finally, the lips come together, then release, for the B sound.

最后，嘴唇走到一起，然后释放，为B的声音。

, .

，

Let's watch again.

让我们再看一遍。

Twitter.

Twitter。

This one may be tricky for you if you haven't figured out yet that it has a Flap T. A Flap T is when the tongue just bounces against the roof of the mouth for the T, we don't stop the air.

这一个可能棘手，如果你还没有弄明白，它有一个Flap T。一个皮瓣T是当舌头只是反弹对嘴的屋顶为T，我们不停止空气。

We don't close the teeth.

我们不合牙。

We do this almost all the time when the T comes between two vowel sounds.

当 T 出现在两个元音之间时，我们几乎总是这样做。

Depending on your native language, this may sound like the R sound to you.

根据你的母语，这听起来像是R的声音给你听。

Twitter, Twitter.

推特 推特 推特

Just a quick bounce of the tongue.

只是舌头的快速反弹。

The first T is a True T, Twi-, tt, tt.

第一个T是真T，Twi-，tt，tt。

The teeth are together for this sound, and the tongue is at the roof of the mouth.

牙齿一起为这个声音，舌头在嘴的屋顶上

The lips are already starting to round for the next sound, the W. For the W, the lips come into a very tight circle.

嘴唇已经开始圆了，为下一个声音，W.对于W，嘴唇进入一个非常紧密的圆圈。

Tw-.

Tw-.

Now the jaw drops for the IH vowel, and the lips relax.

现在下巴下降为IH元音，嘴唇放松。

Watch the tongue flap up to the roof of the mouth.

观察舌头拍打到嘴的屋顶。

You actually won't see it come down in this word.

你实际上不会看到它下来这个词。

The tip has flapped down, but since the tongue tip is pulling back and up for the ending R sound, you can't see it here.

提示已经拍打下来，但由于舌尖在结束R声音时来回拉，你无法在这里看到它。

Notice how the lips are a little bit flared for the schwa-R sound.

注意嘴唇是如何为schwa-R声音稍微发亮的。

Twitter.

Twitter。

Practice that –er ending with me.

练习以我结束。

Pull the tongue tip back and up.

拉回和向上拉舌尖。

Drop your jaw just a bit.

把你的下巴放下一点

Slide the front part of the tongue back on the roof of the mouth.

将舌头的前部滑回嘴的屋顶上。

Pull the tip away from the roof.

将尖端从车顶上拉开。

Flare the lips a bit.

稍微把嘴唇烧焦一点。

Make the sound: -er.

发出声音： -呃。

Twitter, twitter.

推特 推特 推特

Let's watch again.

让我们再看一遍。

Facebook, , Twitter.

脸谱，，推特。

I hope this video has made these words easier to pronounce.

我希望这个视频已经使这些话更容易发音。

Remember to simplify unstressed syllables, in these words, the second syllable.

记住简化无强调的音节，用这些词来说，第二个音节。

If there's a word or phrase you'd like help pronouncing, put it in the comments below.

如果有一个词或短语，你想帮助发音，把它放在下面的评论。

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您是否已注册我的邮件列表？

If you are, you get a weekly email with English lessons and fun stories about what's going on with me.

如果你是，你每周都会收到一封电子邮件，其中有英语课和有趣的故事，是关于我的事情。

It's absolutely free.

这是完全免费的。

Please sign up, it's a great way to keep in touch.

请注册，这是保持联系的好方法。

Also, I'm very pleased to tell you that my book is available for purchase.

此外，我很高兴地告诉你，我的书是可以购买的。

If you liked this video, there's a lot more to learn about American English pronunciation, and my book will help you step by step.

如果你喜欢这个视频，还有很多关于美国英语发音的学子，我的书会帮助你一步一步。

You can get it by clicking here, or in the description below.

您可以点击此处或下面的说明获取。

That's it, and thanks so much for using Rachel's English.

就这么，非常感谢她用瑞秋的英语。