English Pronunciation: 9 Ways to Pronounce the Letter 'A'

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 If you haven't subscribed already, you can do so here....(If you subscribe you won't miss any of my future lessons!) You can also find me on..... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EasyEnglishwithJamesUK Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/easyenglishwithjamesuk/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/easyenglishwit1 These English videos take A LONG TIME to make and are hard work! So if you are feeling kind.....Would you like to Buy Me a Coffee to help me with my work in making these lessons for you? You can do that here... https://ko-fi.com/easyenglishwithjames 📌 Recommended BOOKS (I earn a small commission for your purchase) 🕮 English Pronunciation in Use (Beginner) 🕮 - https://amzn.to/38WOV0b 🕮 English Pronunciation in Use (Intermediate) 🕮 - https://amzn.to/3lWD4SA 🕮 English Pronunciation in Use (Advanced) 🕮 - https://amzn.to/3lWkgDg 📌 Great book for improving accent and pronunciation. 🕮 Accent: B1-C2 (Collins Work on Your Accent…) https://amzn.to/38OTKJ7 🎤 My Microphone 🎤 - HyperX Quadcast -- https://amzn.to/3z5pHaw 📷 My Camera 📷 - Iphone 13 Pro Max -- https://amzn.to/3wV4izk