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Mh90

Mh90

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

May 17, 2013

Hello everyone,

How is the letter "A" in the beginning of English words pronounced?

Tip: It has 3 different pronounciations.

Can you give me examples?

More entries: Alphabet: voiced sounds (1), The letter "A" : "Ab..." (2), Alphabet: The letter "A" (5)

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11:18 AM May 18 2013

Mh90

Mh90
Iran, Islamic Republic Of

/ə'/ --> about

/æ/ --> ally

/a:/ --> art

/e/ --> any

/eI/ --> alien

Then t's 5! Stay tuned for the next pronounciations...

07:36 PM May 17 2013

ola33

ola33
Japan

Skype is the solution!

07:05 PM May 17 2013

lexi__ting

lexi__ting
China

Oh, how i suppose to do? You can't hear me.

07:47 AM May 17 2013

Mh90

Mh90
Iran, Islamic Republic Of

then give me axamples and i show you one more.

thanks

07:28 AM May 17 2013

lexi__ting

lexi__ting
China

really?!I only know about 2 ways to pronunce.