aɪ də ˈnəʊ || aɪv ˈnevə ˈtraɪd
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Commentary
can:
When unstressed, as it usually is, the modal verb can has the weak from /kən/.
you:
The symbol u represents the same
vowel phoneme as the symbol uː. We
use u in unstressed syllables and uː in stressed syllables. This
distinction isn't very helpful for TEFL purposes and learners should simply
treat the two symbols as the same. Because we are using two different symbols
for one phoneme, this means our transcription isn't truly phonemic (phonemic
transcription = one symbol for each phoneme).
the:
When unstressed, as it usually is, the definite article the has the weak form /ðə/ when the following word begins with a
consonant.
I:
Although I is a monosyllabic
function/grammatical word and is usually unstressed, it doesn’t usually have a
weak form.
don’t
know:
The high-frequency phrase don’t know
can be pronounced /də ˈnəʊ/ with don’t
being unstressed and reduced to /də/. Other variants include /ˈdəʊ ˈnəʊ/, /ˈdəʊn
ˈnəʊ/ and /ˈdəʊnt ˈnəʊ/.
I’ve:
When unstressed, as it usually is, auxiliary have has the weak form /v/ when preceded by the pronouns I, you,
we or they. The weak form combines with these pronouns to form the
contractions I’ve /aɪv/, you’ve /ju(ː)v/, we’ve /wi(ː)v/ and they’ve
/ðeɪv/.
tried:
The regular -ed ending has three
pronunciations:
- /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/
- /t/ after all other voiceless consonants
- /d/ after vowels and all other voiced consonants
Can you play the violin?
I dunno. I’ve never
tried.
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