Сегодняшние слова — word и world. Они похожи в написании и несильно отличаются в произношении. Возможно, поэтому их часто путают. Но отличия есть, и это нельзя игнорировать, ведь слова по смыслу совершенно разные, и неправильное их употребление может вызвать недопонимание и замешательство. Посмотрим на них повнимательнее.
WORD
Произношение и перевод:
[wɜːd] — [уод] — слово
сегодня как раз тот случай, когда русская транскрипция ну уж очень отдалённо передаёт реальное звучание слова, поэтому, пожалуйста, не поленитесь и послушайте, как произносят слова word и world носители языка в словаре
Значение слова:
языковая единица, состоящая из букв и обладающая смыслом; может выражена письменно и устно
Употребление:
само слово word не представляет каких-либо трудностей в использовании, однако с ним существует множество выражений. Приведём несколько из них:
in other words — другими словами. In other words you should talk to him by yourself. — Другими словами, тебе лучше самому поговорить с ним.
in a word — одним словом. “Would you like to join us? — In a word, no”. — Хочешь присоединиться к нам? — Если коротко (одним словом), нет”.
take somebody at their word — поверить кому-то на слово. He’s my friend. I always take him at his word. — Он мой друг. Я всегда верю ему на слово.
word for word — слово в слово. Could you repeat it word for word? — Ты не мог бы повторить это слово в слово?
Примеры:
The longest English word consists of 1913 letters. — Самое длинное английское слово состоит из 1913 букв.
What’s the English word for кошка? — Как по-английски “кошка”? (какое английское слово для “кошки”)
Происхождение:
от древнеанглийского word, что значит “речь, разговор, сообщение”
WORLD
Произношение и перевод:
[wɜːld] / [уолд] – мир
Значение слова:
планета, на которой мы живём, и все люди, города и страны на ней
Употребление:
Если нужно сказать фразу “в мире”, то это будет in the world. Не забывайте the. Мир у нас один, неповторимый, уникальный, поэтому используется the (подробнее можно посмотреть в статье про артикли).
Примеры:
There are many beautiful things in the world. — В мире много красивых вещей.
The world has changed a lot. — Мир сильно изменился.
Происхождение:
от древнеанглийского woruld, worold, что значит «человеческое существование, жизненные дела».
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В чём разница
Разница в одной букве и звуке, который она даёт. Это буква l. В слове world она присутствует, в слове word — отсутствует. Ну и конечно, значения слов отличаются. World — мир, word — слово.
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Hi students! It’s Shayna from EspressoEnglish.net and today I’m going to give you some tips for one of the most difficult English words to pronounce, and that is “world” – a lot of students find this very hard. We’ll also practice work and word, since these are two more that English learners have a hard time pronouncing clearly and correctly.
If you want to be fluent in English, your pronunciation doesn’t have to be “perfect” (there’s really no such thing as perfect pronunciation, and there’s a lot of pronunciation variety even among native speakers) – but it does need to be CLEAR so that other people can understand you.
I can help you get that nice, clear, confident pronunciation inside my pronunciation courses – we have two of them, one focuses on the sounds of American English and the other one focuses on practicing shadowing. You can learn more and join those courses by clicking on the link in the video description.
How to pronounce WORK & WORD
Let’s begin by focusing on work and word.
The first thing I want you to notice is that even though these words have an “o,” it doesn’t really have an “o” sound. The “or” in these words sounds like “er” like in the words bird and her. In fact, the first part of work and word is exactly like the word were, like “They were happy.”
So first practice saying “were” – put your lips together for the W, then they spread out wide for the “er” sound – were, were.
To make “work,” just add a “K” sound to were:
were / work
And the word “word” is just were plus a “D” sound. Repeat after me:
were / word
Now let’s try all three:
were / work / word
How to pronounce WORLD
OK, but what about this really hard one, world? We have “were” at the beginning, followed by an L and then a D sound. I think what makes it hard is the transition between the R and the L.
So what I recommend is to try saying it really slowly, stretch the word out, and feel the difference between the R, where your tongue is low in your mouth, changing into an L, where your tongue touches the roof of your mouth just behind your top teeth.
Like this:
WOOOOORRRRLLLLDDD
I know this feels silly, but it’s a great exercise. When you can get all the sounds right saying it slowly, then gradually make it shorter, speed it up, until you can say it normally:
WOOOORRRRLLLLD
WOOORRRLLLD
WOORRLLD
WORRLLD
WORLD
WORLD
It’s like lifting weights at the gym – you’re exercising, you’re just training your tongue to move in the right way until you can do it quickly and easily.
Remember, you CAN master these difficult words with practice, and you can find lots more practice inside my pronunciation courses.
I hope this lesson has helped you – and tell me, what other words do you find hard to pronounce? I’d love to hear about them so I can teach you in future lessons. Thanks for joining me and I’ll talk to you next time.
What’s the difference in pronunciation between ‘word’ and ‘world’?
Do they use the same vowel sound, or a different one?
What words do they really rhyme with? (here’s a clue, it sounds nothing like the vowel in ‘scored’)
Find out in today’s Word Of The Day video!
If you want to find out more on homophones, have a look at Ashley’s series of videos on the topic.
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Tagged With: Comparison, Dark L
What is the difference between WORD and WORLD? Just the Dark L. Many student have a hard time with the UR vowel, the R consonant, and the Dark L. But after watching this video, you’ll feel much more confident saying these two words.
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Video Text:
Actually I was just about to finish up this blog entry when I was reminded of an example that I wanted to use. And that is, the difference between the word ‘word’, and the word ‘world’. I have noticed in my teaching that that is a very difficult distinction for some people to make And, since world contains this dark L, I wanted to talk about it. Watch closely as I say both words slowly. Word, word, world, world. Now, I always say that word is really one syllable, and world is really two syllables, although in actuality, world, it is one syllable. But you need to say this distinct uuh vowel that comes before the L to make the dark L. So let’s talk about world. Wor-rr-uuhh-uuhh, now that is that sound that comes before the tongue moves up in the dark L. And as I said, in the dark L, you don’t actually necessarily need to finish off the sound with the tongue moving all the way up. Wor-uuhh-ll-ld. Lld. World. Word, world, word, world.
Video:
Have you ever heard this quote?
“I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.” —Bruce Lee
I wrote about it my bog and I’m repeating it again here because this quote shows why I focus on one word or sound at a time in many of my lessons. If you master the word “world” or any of the other words I have been teaching in this free video lesson series, “How do you pronounce…” it will help you pronounce many other similar words and sounds too.
Focusing on one small thing until you master it, is extremely beneficial to your language learning. If you master just one word in 12 minutes, that will stay in your memory (especially your muscle memory for English pronunciation) longer than if you try to learn a million different words with that same amount of time.
In this free English lesson you will learn:
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How to pronounce “world” in the general American English dialect
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The IPA symbols for each sound found in the word “world” /ˈwɚld/
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Practice sentences spoken at a native speaking speed for “world”
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Compare similar words:
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whirl /ˈwɚl/
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word /ˈwɚd/
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were /ˈwɚl/
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Two practice paragraphs using the word “world” several times with detailed breakdowns of:
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linking like a native English speaker
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reductions
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letters that sound different than they are spelled
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Enjoy this free video lesson and please remember to SUBSCRIBE to my YouTube channel to see lessons like this first!
Transcript of “How to Pronounce World”
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Hi, it’s Monica with #GOALS English. And this is: «How Do You Pronounce World?» «World.» So this has a similar ending— If you watch my video with «girl»— but now you have «world.»
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«World», just like «girl,» it’s a ‘er’ /ɚ/ + ‘l’ but then we add a ‘d’ at the end. So even though it’s spelled ‘o- r’ the sound is still the same as ‘er,’ ‘ir,’ or ‘ur.’ Just like «bird,» «teacher,» «girl» that ‘er’ /ɚ/ sound. So that’s the most important in this one. ‘er’ /ɚ/ like you’re biting down on something ‘er.’ Right? Not, *strange sound*, or if you pull your tongue too far, you go, *weird sound.* Right? You have your tongue down and then it pops up and it maybe pulls back a little bit, but not too far. If you pull too far, you go, *weird sound*, right?
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You want ‘er’ /ɚ/
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So, your tongue is down, it goes:
(01:01): ‘er’ /ɚ/ And so it’s kind of floating in the mouth ‘er’, and the jaw is pretty closed. ‘er’ /ɚ/
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Let’s try that with a ‘w’ /w/ /ɚ/
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Regular ‘w,’ mouth rounded. /w/ /w/ /ɚ/
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That’s a little round, but not as round as a ‘w.’ Right? ‘were’ /wɚ/ It’s a little flatter. ‘were’ And we have our ‘darl l’ /l/ /l/ So that dips down here, /ə/, and back up to the ‘l’ /əl/ Different than a beginning ‘l’: «light,» «love.» Doesn’t have that *dark l sound* Right? No. Love is a ‘light’ or ‘clear l.’ ‘Dark ‘l’ is at the end of a syllable. /əl/ and then add the ‘d’ /d/ «world» «world» «world»
If you don’t get it the first time, that’s totally fine. Just start listening for it. Right? «world» «world» Later in the video, we’ll compare it to some similar sounding words. First, let’s do some sentences. «It’s a great big world.» «It’s a great big world.» «world» /wɚld/. It almost sounds like one sound by the time you’re saying it that fast. «It’s a great big world.» Strange sound. This and girl. «girl» «world» ‘irl’ ‘irl’
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«This is the world we live in.» «This is the world we live in.» You can drag it out for emphasis: «This is the world we live in.» «This is the world we live in.» Or you can snap right through it: «This is the world in the world we live in.» A lot of Americans are mumblers, right? [speaking overly clearly] «We don’t always talk so clearly like American English teachers.» «This is the world we live in.» «live-in» «live-in» «world- we» «world we live in.» «This is the world we live in.» «Where in the world are you?» «Where in the world are you?» «Hello? Hello. Where in the world are you? Where? What? This is the world we live in. Am I right?» «She studied the world Wars world Wars.» «Wars» is another tough one. «Wars» ‘or’ it’s more of a ‘or’ /oɚ/ sound, not ‘ar’ /ɑɚ/ ‘w-ar.’ Not like «car»—> /ˈwoɚ/ or just like I «wore» some clothes. «World War.» I «wore» some clothes. «She studied the World Wars.» «What in the world is going on here? »
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«What in the world is going on here?» If you go too forward in the mouth, you’ll sound more British: [British RP accent] «What in the world is going on here?» Right? Middle of the mouth: «What in the world? What in the—» ‘whaaaa’ ‘uhhh’ «What in the world is going on here?» So let’s compare it to some other words. I am being silly. «whirl» So, even though «world» has an ‘o-r’ spelling and «whirl» has an ‘i-r’ spelling, it’s the same /ɚ/ sound, just like ‘e-r’ «teacher» «world» «were» «world» «whirl» The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) gave us something a little different. It emphasized the vowel sound before the ‘l’ a little more with those IPA symbols. So if you’re looking at that and you’re like, «wait, why?» It’s making it almost more like two syllables. «whir-ul» «whirl» «Give it a whirl.» «whirl» So it’s a little more dragged out than «world» «world» where it just kind of is all smushed in one sound «world» versus «whirl.»
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If we drag it out: «world» versus ‘whir-ul’ «whirl» So it has more of a dip. «Give it a whirl.» «Whirl around the world» «word» So same idea. ‘o-r’ still has that ‘er’ sound. We’re adding just the ‘d’ skipping the ‘l’ «word» «word» «What’s the word?» It’s like, «What’s up?» «What’s happening?» Right. «Are we going to the movies? What’s the word?»
Oh! «What’s THIS word?» Misread my own line. «What’s this word?» That makes more sense? But Hey, you just learned some slang. So I kind of almost reversed it. So we have «world» with ‘r-l-d’, ‘erld’, and then we have «word» no ‘l,’ and then we have, «were» no ‘l’ or ‘d.’ «were» Just that ‘er’ sound. «Where were you?» «Where were you?» So again, let’s go down the list: «world, whirl, word, were.»
So these are all really similar. I’m going to do it one more time, slower: «world, whirl word, were.» So you noticed that even though those last two have that ‘er.’ It’s a little clearer sounding because we’re not going into that /ɚrl/ sound with the ‘l’, right? «World» versus «word.» Okay, so let’s do a practice paragraph using the word «world.» I’ll read it through once:
«There’s a phrase that says: ‘It’s a great big world out there. That’s the truth. The world is huge and inspires artists and musicians to think of things greater than themselves. Just look at how many songs have the word world in the title. Wild World, Top of the World, We are the World, A Whole New World, Change the World, Run the World (Girls). The list could go on and on. Do you have a favorite song about the world?»
So let’s go through this and point out some points of pronunciation and linking. «There’s a»— so we have linking here, and this sounds like a ‘z.’ «There’s a phrase»— ‘f’ sound phrase and ‘z’ again— «There’s a phrase that says»— ‘stop t’ «that» «that»— «There’s a phrase that says: ‘It’s a great—» ‘stop t’— «great big world out there.» «There’s a phrase that says: ‘It’s a great big world out there.’ That’s the truth.»— The S drags over a little bit. — «That’s the truth.» And keep in mind ‘t’ before ‘r’ sounds like a ‘c-h’ ‘ch’ /tʃ/ «truth»— «That’s the truth. The world is huge.»— ‘soft g,’ sounds like a ‘j’ «huge.» «The world is huge and inspires artists and musicians to think of things — Think of— think of things greater»— ‘flap t’ sounds like ‘d’ «greater» «greater than themselves.»
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Okay, «and in»— this links a little bit too— «and inspires artists and— artists and musicians.» Okay, I’m going to go through this again. Slowly repeat after me. «There’s a phrase that says: ‘It’s a great big world out there.'» — This is also a ‘stop t.’ Basically any ending ‘t’ will be a ‘stop t.’ «There’s a phrase that says: ‘It’s a great big world out there.’ That’s the truth. The world is huge and inspires artists and musicians to think of things greater than themselves.»
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Okay, second paragraph. «Just look at how many songs have the word ‘world’ in the title.» So «word,» just like «world» has that ‘e-r’ sound, so it’s not ‘war-d’ or ‘war-ld.’ It’s «word» and «world.» «Just look at how many— look at»— So ‘stop t.’— «Just look at how many songs have the word world in the title.» This ‘t,’ ‘flap t,’ sounds like ‘d’ «title» /dəl/ /dəl/ «title» «Wild World, Top of—» linking — «Top of the World, We are the World, A Whole New World»— So this is an ‘h’ sound «h- whole»— «A Whole New World. Change the World. Run the World (Girls)»— and I have another video about how to pronounce «girls,» if that’s a difficult word for you. «Girls» with a ‘z’ «girls»—
«The list could go on and on— on and— on and on. Do you have a favorite?»— So it’s not ‘fave-or-rit’, it’s ‘fave-rit’— «song about the world?» «Do you have— Do you have a favorite song about the world?» That last paragraph, one more time: «Just look at how many songs have the word «world» in the title: Wild World, Top of the World, We are the World. A Whole New World, Change the World, Run the World (Girls). The list could go on and on. Do you have a favorite song about the world?
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All right, let’s do this one more time. All the way through. Follow me and mimic me exactly as I go, even my stress and intonation. «There’s a phrase that says: ‘It’s a great big world out there.’ That’s the truth. The world is huge and inspires artists and musicians to think of things greater than themselves. Just look at how many songs have the word «world» in the title: Wild World. Top of the World. We are the World, A Whole New World, Change the World, Run the World (Girls). The list could go on and on. Do you have a favorite song about the world?» All right. That’s it for now. Make sure to subscribe and leave any comments or questions, any other words you want me to do videos on, I will do that for you. Until next time. Keep practicing, friends!