Answer to Question #119545 in English for Nosifundo Cfundo

Question

The following words can post challenges with pronunciation. Using the
alphabet as discussed in texts mentioned,write the phonemic transcription of each word. Explain how the words should be pronounced in English. N.B.Use slashes and not to brackets to enclose your transportation.
ask,country,garage,thirteen,would

Answer 1

The following are the phonemic transcriptions of ask, country,garage,thirteen and would respectively:

1. /ɑːsk/
2.  /ˈkʌntri/
3.  /ˈɡærɑːʒ/
4.  /ˌθɜː(r)ˈtiːn/
5.  /wʊd/

• 'ask' can be pronounced /a:s/ before a constant which is k or pronounced as /a:sk/
• country can be pronounced as 'contre' or 'contree' while garage can be pronounced as 'ga-rah-ge'
• Thirteen - 'thirTEEN
• Would when pronounced /L/is silent and can be dropped or one can drop/d/