Prononciation des Sons Diphtongues
Pratiquez en parlant les sons de diphtongues anglais à voix haute. Les diphtongues sont des sons vocaliques complexes qui glissent d'une voyelle à une autre. Cliquez sur n'importe quel son ci-dessous pour commencer à pratiquer avec un retour en temps réel.
Diphtongues Fermantes
ā
eɪ
Example: say
Say: “say”
The vowel sound heard in words like "say", "make", "rain", and "eight". It's a diphthong, meaning it's a combination of two vowel sounds: it starts with a sound similar to the 'e' in "bet" (/ɛ/ or a slightly higher /e/) and glides towards the 'ee' sound in "see" (/i/ or /ɪ/).
ī
aɪ
Example: price
Say: “price”
The diphthong sound heard in words like "price", "high", "my", and "time". It's a combination of two vowel sounds: it starts with a sound similar to the "a" in "father" (/ɑ/ or /a/) and glides towards the "ee" sound in "see" (/i/ or /ɪ/).
ō
oʊ
Example: go
Say: “go”
The diphthong sound heard in words like "go", "home", "boat", and "know". It's a combination of two vowel sounds: it starts with a sound similar to the "o" in "go" (/o/) and glides towards the "oo" sound in "too" (/ʊ/).
ow
aʊ
Example: now
Say: “now”
The diphthong vowel sound heard in words like "now", "house", "out", and "down". Often called the MOUTH vowel. It starts with a low vowel, similar to /æ/ or /ɑ/, and glides towards a high back rounded vowel /ʊ/.
oy
ɔɪ
Example: boy
Say: “boy”
The diphthong vowel sound heard in words like "boy", "noise", "coin", and "toy". Often called the CHOICE vowel. It starts with a mid-back rounded vowel /ɔ/ (like in 'caught') and glides towards a high front unrounded vowel /ɪ/ (like in 'sit').
Diphtongues Centralisantes
eə
eə
Example: care
Say: “care”
The centering diphthong vowel sound heard in words like "care", "fair", "there", and "hair". Often called the SQUARE vowel. It starts with a mid-front unrounded vowel /e/ (like in 'bed' but slightly higher) and glides towards the central vowel /ə/ (schwa).
ɪə
ɪə
Example: dear
Say: “dear”
The centering diphthong vowel sound heard in words like "dear", "fear", "clear", and "here". Often called the NEAR vowel. It starts with a high front unrounded vowel /ɪ/ (like in 'sit') and glides towards the central vowel /ə/ (schwa).
ʊə
ʊə
Example: cure
Say: “cure”
The centering diphthong vowel sound heard in words like "cure", "sure", "poor", and "tour". Often called the CURE vowel. It starts with a high back rounded vowel /ʊ/ (like in 'put') and glides towards the central vowel /ə/ (schwa). Note: This diphthong is becoming rare in many English dialects.