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batter · butter How to hear the difference

batter · butter7/20
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batter
US IPA: /ˈbætɚ/
butter
US IPA: /ˈbʌtɚ/
Speed
  • American woman, younger
  • American woman, older
  • American man, younger
  • American man, older
  • British woman, younger
  • British woman, older
  • British man, younger
  • British man, older
  • Australian woman
  • Australian man

What's different

The small っ in バッター suggests a longer t, but English makes no such difference: the t is the same in both words. American voices, and often Australian ones, turn it into a quick tap of the tongue, close to a d, or to the Japanese ら. British voices usually keep a crisp t in both.

So listen to the first vowel. Batter opens wide and bright, the a of cat, and lasts a little longer. Butter is short and relaxed, the "uh" of cup, said with the jaw only half open. The weak "er" at the end is the same in both.

研究: Lambacher et al. 2002 · Lambacher et al. 2005 · Nishi & Kewley-Port 2007

听辨要点

æ(hat)宽而明亮,ʌ(hut)短而放松。

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