English Pronunciation | The Letter 'A' | 9 Ways to Pronounce the Letter A

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In this English Pronunciation lesson, I'm going to to help you learn how to pronounce the letter A in English. In this lesson there are over NINE ways to pronounce the letter A. 7 common ways and 2 less common or exceptional ways to pronounce the letter A.
The Letter A in English is a VOWEL letter and is pronounced in the alphabet as /ei/.
The letter A can also be pronounced in English with any of the following sounds....
As /æ/ in Cat, Hat, Actually, Exactly
As /eə/ in Share, Care, Hare
As /ɑː/ in Father, Rather, Car and Bar
As /eɪ/ in Pay, Stay, Way, Able, Table
As /ɔ:/ in Hall, Tall, Fall
As /ɒ/ What, Want, Wallet, Was
As /ə/ a, an, Amazing, About, Banana
As /ɪ/ in Private, Climate
As /ɪ/ or /ə/ Legitimate
As /e/ in Many, Any
There are A LOT of rules for how A should be pronounced and also LOTS of exceptions. So my advice is to immerse yourself as much as possible into the language and instead focus on getting a 'feel' for what the A sounds like in certain words. You will be very surprised because after a short time you will start to be able to 'guess' and 'feel' which sound is correct, just like a native speaker of English can!
00:00 Introduction
00:55 A = æ
01:56 A = eə
03:20 A = ɑː
04:50 A = ɔ:
06:18 A = eɪ
07:36 A = ɪ
09:03 A = ə
11:05 Practice Sentences
12:42 Bonus Secrets and Summary
13:05 A = e
13:49 Data vs Data
14:50 Silent A
16:07 A = ɒ
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@EasyENGLISHwithJames 2 жыл бұрын

If you enjoy this video and learned something today, then please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to the channel! Some NOTES about this lesson. 1.) The letter A can actually be pronounced in more than 7 ways, but the 7 ways described in the video are the most common. 2.) The A sound /ɒ/ in words like - What, Want, Wallet, Was is rare (doesn't appear in many words) BUT these words are quite common (we use want and what A LOT in English) 3.) The best way to learn these sounds is to read as much as possible and repeat the sentences in the lesson until you can FEEL which sounds are correct for which words. If you have the time and put in a lot of effort I promise it is MUCH easier than trying to remember all the crazy pronunciation rules in English! Good Luck Wonderful Students and I hope you enjoy the lesson!

@ima4833 2 жыл бұрын

I already subscribed because I love your good channel. By the way, I am an English language teacher too and I opened my channel recently. I get inspired by your videos and your excellent explanations. Keep up the hard work ☺️

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@user-cf1oc1nv2k 2 жыл бұрын

Great . Mr : James . I appreciate all your lessons . You solves all my English pronunciation mistakes .

@obraspelobrasil7951 2 жыл бұрын

Hello, teacher. Thanks for this wonderful lesson. I'd like to suggest you to make a lesson about when not to use the verb GET. When it is wrong to use the verb get and which verb should replace it. Thanks in advance.

@qinwenclegg7622 Ай бұрын

I have been in the United states for almost 30 years. but i never Knew how to pronounce the A sound, today I can finally pronounce the A sound, for the firs time .Thank you very much, Teacher James

@trance_trousers 2 жыл бұрын

As a native British English speaking person I sympathise with anyone trying to learn the language! It's so easy when you've been brought up to speak it, as with all languages really. You don't appreciate just how difficult it is until you put yourself in the place of someone else trying to learn it from scratch. I'm currently in the same boat as some of your students, though, as I'm trying to learn Russian at the moment, yikes!

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@Habibahabibi141 11 ай бұрын

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@AleksandrMeimanov 11 ай бұрын

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@Habibahabibi141 11 ай бұрын

@@AleksandrMeimanov no english ...if u can help ..

@CoachJeromeTeasley Жыл бұрын

Brother I’m 52 years old and still not a great reader bc I don’t know how to pronounce the words. This have touched my heart to find this! Thank you

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@lindafortin2931 2 жыл бұрын

Bonjour James, je voulais d’abord te remercier pour ta pédagogie qui est excellente. Tu sais te mettre au niveau des débutants, tu prononces très bien et de plus, parfois tu nous expliques des mots qu’on ne pourrait pas comprendre. Tu es un professeur passionné et tu nous donnes confiance par ta motivation qui est contagieuse et tu t’ajustes à nous afin que ce soit une expérience enrichissante et tu y réussis très bien. J’apprécie la façon dont tu abordes les lettres de l’alphabet en nous expliquant les différents sons par des exemples, c’est concret et tellement enrichissant. De plus, comme je suis visuelle, ta clarté, ta spontanéité et ton non verbal m’aide beaucoup à plus comprendre. Pouvez-vous me dire si le fait d’apprendre à diviser les syllables en anglais, peut nous aider pour la prononciation? Je vous remercie beaucoup et au nom de tous ceux et celles qui ne te le disent pas, tu es le professeur qu’on rêve tous d’avoir puisque ton énergie, ta façon de transmettre tes connaissances est unique et est le moteur nécessaire pour progresser malgré les difficultés rencontrés parce que ce que tu dégages nous donnes confiance. Merci beaucoup!

@genekisayan6564 11 ай бұрын

Tres beau discours my dear

@claudiabalbino1950 2 жыл бұрын

Legal, James! Adorei a aula! Anciosa para as próximas. 🇧🇷

@arshadshafaei6032 2 жыл бұрын

You are great.Never heard or watched such a clear and an impeccable explanation of english sounds anywhere and any time.really appreciate.

@EasyENGLISHwithJames 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Arshad! Really happy to hear you find the explanations good! Have a wonderful day! 🙂

@AnuSpeaks 2 жыл бұрын

I wish I had an English teacher like him. What a clear explanation. Grateful to you

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It’s amazing videos series in learning English pronunciation!!! I’d love to watch all these videos from a-z, thanks for sharing :D

@kdroy3681 2 жыл бұрын

Great job, Sir! Quite a lot coverage of the subject in a different way to learn the basic sounds!

@muhamedhusain7517 10 ай бұрын

I'll definitely suggest this channel to my children and their friends!

@KnowledgeandWisdomhub Жыл бұрын

Wonderful Teacher Mr James. Thank you so much for the help extended.

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@euclidesalvesdasilva7021 2 жыл бұрын

The best English class video I've ever seen in KZfaq. Congrats and greetings from Brazil.

@EasyENGLISHwithJames 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you that is very kind! 😀

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Sucesso. TMJ

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I have a question please

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I appreciate your efforts to make learning English pronunciation videos.Keep going,never give up 🙏👍

@alonsoal6420 Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot. Your video is very useful to me. Although English grammar seems to me much simpler than Spanish, English pronunciation and spelling are very complicated. These have been a real headache for me. As native Spanish speakers, it hurts us a lot not to be able to pronounce correctly and not to hear the sounds in conversations. I honestly prefer to study other languages like German for this reason alone. However, English is the most important international language around the world. Thank you very very much!

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@modestychinyeaka3650 2 жыл бұрын

This is awesome, well detailed content I have seen so far on letter Aa. I can't wait to learn the rest of the alphabets. Nice work James🤝

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@emyk3543 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed , very clear and simple explanation,thank you so much 🌹

@EasyENGLISHwithJames 2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome 😊 I'm glad you enjoyed it! Have a great day!

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@mismoon2672 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for this useful lesson!Great master!

@abulhasan2344 2 жыл бұрын

Young Man, I enjoyed the way you explained the content of your lesson clearly and I am optimistic that by the end of this series A to Z students would be able to understand sound and letter relation in English in addition to IPA and of course British and American English. May God bless you keep on going a bright future is ahead of you both here and there.

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@zahiazahia710 10 ай бұрын

Is this video in British or American English?

@lanpham1020 2 жыл бұрын

I can’t wait to learn other letters. Thank you very much for these precious lessons! Your teaching is clear, to the point. Now I don’t need do a lengthy research to find out how many ways a letter A can be pronounced. All sounds of letter are demonstrated clearly in this clip. Having IPA simples in your lesson helps ESL learners greatly. Again, I am grateful for your works.

@EasyENGLISHwithJames 2 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome and thank you for your kind comment. I’m really glad you find the lesson so helpful and clear. I hope my future lessons continue to be useful for you! More coming soon!

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@akmalshah1575 3 күн бұрын

You pronounced all the sounds of letter A in one sentence that is really perfect and suitable.respect and appreciation from Pakistan.

@grand-pere3957 2 жыл бұрын

Un grand merci pour cette leçon. Think you so much !

@trambui4421 2 жыл бұрын

Hi teacher, I just found your channel for a short time ago but my feeling is connected with you! I wake up at 5 a.m. and i have to get up to take notes prounciation A..quickly..Thanks so much Teacher..Rose from U.S.A.

@EasyENGLISHwithJames 2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome Rose! I’m glad you like the videos and I hope they can help you to improve your pronunciation! 5am is super early to wake up! Hope you have a good sleep! 😴 😃

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@ima4833 2 жыл бұрын

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@haryel5058 2 жыл бұрын

For the silent A , I was waiting for the word “ Boundaries” too :) ! Thanks a lot !

@EasyENGLISHwithJames 2 жыл бұрын

Boundaries is a good one! As I mention, Silent A is most common in words that end in ly such as…. artistically, logically, musically, romantically, stoically etc etc

@SW-qm6cs Жыл бұрын

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@isivalenti Жыл бұрын

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@isismelbaechaniqueq.2780 2 жыл бұрын

It's amazing your explanaton, I like a lot!. Thanks you for teaching us the correct pronunciation of the English letters. God bless You!. ☺️✌️

@zhannask3557 2 жыл бұрын

This is an absolutely fantastic explanation !!! You are a true master and a gifted teacher, thank you so much ... You can't even imagine how difficult it is to understand and pronounce it for those who have the letter "A" and the sound is only "A"

@EasyENGLISHwithJames 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your kind words! I understand how difficult English pronunciation can be but I promise, the more you practice, the easier it will become. Try to repeat the sentences as often as possible and soon you will begin to “feel” the correct pronunciation most of the time. Good luck and have a great day! 👍

@hudahakim2370 2 жыл бұрын

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😮 hello Mr James I'm happy how you teach but I have a problem I want you to teach how to join two two letter words

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Tremendous presentation . Thank you.

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Great pronunciation lesson! Thank you, James!🙏

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@EasyENGLISHwithJames 11 ай бұрын

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@zyanchuah 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, for the data vs data section, just my 2 cents, I think it really depends on the context of the conversation because for myself I actually use both pronunciations. Such as "My mobile data is limited" that is pronounced "dae-ta", and "The data has shown that B is more popular than A", data is pronounced "dar-ta".

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@jamesbien-aime6804 Жыл бұрын

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@HandsonWealth-gl9mo Жыл бұрын

Y/e/s, Y, Yarn, E, ear, S, sand

@carolineyene409 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the course ❤

@english-learning-institute Жыл бұрын

Great lesson!

@gracamaria.5316 Жыл бұрын

Que didática maravilhosa! Parabéns! Mesmo não falando inglês consigo entender!

@akaribomeri8004 Жыл бұрын

Great English teacher

@franciscovaleriano3153 2 жыл бұрын

Ohhh! You've explained so clearly... and easy. Thanks a lot man!. And I am subcribed to your channel.

@EasyENGLISHwithJames 2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome Francisco! I’m happy to hear the explanations were clear for you 😀

@Sarah.-qn5rt Жыл бұрын

Gracias por tu lección✌️

@hangmeiachannel5855 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Teacher. you make perfectly videos that help me to improve my speaking as well listening.

@1gualandi 2 жыл бұрын

Here in Italy, students seem to have just one religion: A has just one sound: A. 😊

@chohtwe2980 2 жыл бұрын

Same my country

@jamb3294 2 жыл бұрын

😅😅😅😅

@wallacesousuke1433 2 жыл бұрын

In Portuguese there are 4 different A sounds: á, ã, à, â

@panhoachoiminecraft3335 Жыл бұрын

@@wallacesousuke1433 In Vietnamese a à ả ã á ạ ă ằ ẳ ẵ ắ ặ â ầ ẩ ẫ ấ ậ :)

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@anilprasadshrestha435 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks James.

@EasyEnglishKhmer 2 жыл бұрын

Great in British accent! Thank you much.

@IDPB_ Жыл бұрын

Wow, how fascinating! I had no idea that the letter 'a' in English had various sounds like the ones presented in this video. It's curious and amusing. In my language (Spanish), the letter 'a' only has one sound, the open central unrounded vowel sound [ä], which is unique to Spanish and is the one that identifies a regular Spanish speaker without any prior knowledge of linguistics. 😊

@longjamranjit1682 2 жыл бұрын

I like your way of expression in the simplest way that we can understand easily.Thank you so much sir.

@KhayriddinAliev-r9s 2 күн бұрын

Thank you very much , very good teacher

@elizabethfeldman2332 Жыл бұрын

Thanks James for all the lessons my English is improving every day

@chahdblk6387 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed this lesson 😊☺️😊☺️ useful ☺️😊 Thank you teacher 🙂

@safaamady299 2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate your efforts ,l just want to ask about how can I pronounce the article (a)sometimes I hear they pronounce it like a as in cat and the other time lhear them pronounce it like a as in train

@kimhuynh5641 Жыл бұрын

Very great teacher,thanksful teacher!

@engineeringconstruction9793 Жыл бұрын

An amazing lesson!

@eroump 2 жыл бұрын

could you make one lesson about how the words are separated in syllables

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learn English with us, please check out our KZfaq channel;; and thank you !!!!!!!

@IknowamTaylorMADERICH 5 ай бұрын

Why was the internet created in the first place and has aliens invaded us already?

@lousianguyen7838 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing teacher with great examplea of pronunciation lesons. Thank you so much 😍

@EasyENGLISHwithJames 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks lousia! Glad you liked it! 🙂

@snrmeducationsystem7716 Жыл бұрын

Excellent lecture.

@sarahomar3734 Жыл бұрын

The translation is very useful and helpful Thank you

@eagle9734 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much from Myanmar. Very useful.

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@curtischiu3382 Жыл бұрын

Thank you James

@salutvictor4772 11 ай бұрын

you do an extraordinary good job!!! THANK YOU!!!

@MolapoMosito Күн бұрын

Wonderful! Thank you

@EasyENGLISHwithJames 16 сағат бұрын

Thank you too! The series gets stronger as you go through the letters so if you liked this one be sure to check out b-z and see if it helps improve your pronunciation even more!