英語中的字母「H」什麼時候不發音？/ 字母H不發音的規則：英語精讀講義

Hello and welcome back to pronunciation with Emma or welcome if you're brand new to my channel. 片語搭配

大家好，歡迎回到 Emma 的發音課堂，如果你是新來的，也歡迎你來到我的頻道。

In today's video, we're going to talk about the silent letter H. 講解

在今天的影片中，我們要討論不發音的字母 H。

I'll be talking about words that have the silent H

我會講到包含不發音字母 H 的單字，

and I'll be talking about rules for you as well,

同時也會為大家講解相關規則，

so you know when the letter H is silent. 表達脈絡

這樣你就會知道什麼時候字母 H 是不發音的了。

Do bear in mind that English is not a phonetic language, 講解

請記住，英文不是一種拼音文字（所見即所讀），

so the rules that I'm going to share don't apply to every word that follow these rules. 片語搭配

所以我將要分享的規則並不適用於每一個符合這些規則的單字。

Just bear that in mind.

請務必記住這一點。

So, starting with the first rule, 表達脈絡

那麼，從第一個規則開始，

when we have a word that begins with H, 片語搭配

當我們有一個以 H 開頭的單字時，

but the origin is French or old French, 文化背景

如果它起源於法語或古法語，

we tend not to pronounce that H as a /h/ sound. 講解

我們通常不會把 H 發成 /h/ 的音。

We just remove it completely.

我們會把它完全去掉。

For example,

例如，

honest

honest

honest

honest

hour

hour

hour

hour

honor

honor

honor

honor

heir

heir

heir

heir

So, this is pronounced the same as the heir we breathe. 片語搭配

所以，它的發音和我們呼吸的空氣（air）一樣。

Different spellings, but same pronunciation. 用詞

拼字不同，但發音相同。

heiress

heiress

heiress

heiress

or heiress

或者 heiress

heiress

heiress

or another one, heiress

還有一種讀法，heiress

heiress.

heiress。

So, for that last one, you've got three different ways to pronounce it. 用詞

對於最後一個單字，你有三種不同的發音方式。

So, you pick which one you prefer. 語氣意圖

你可以選擇你喜歡的一種。

So, of course, this rule also applies to honestly. 片語搭配

當然，這個規則也適用於 honestly。

So, we have honest,

所以我們有 honest，

honestly,

honestly，

honestly.

honestly。

To make your life a little bit easier here, 慣用語

為了讓你的發音更輕鬆，

what you can do is cut that T in the middle, 文法

你可以把中間的 T 去掉，

so you can just say honest.

所以你可以直接說 honest。

honestly.

honestly。

So, we cut that T and it makes it so much easier to pronounce.

所以，我們去掉那個 T，發音就容易多了。

Now, on to the second rule. 表達脈絡

現在，來看第二條規則。

When we have the combination of R and H together, 用詞

當我們有 R 和 H 組合在一起時，

we remove the H and we just pronounce the R sound.

我們去掉 H，只發 R 的音。

For example,

例如，

rhino.

rhino。

So, we don't try and say like rhino.

所以，我們不會試著發成類似 rhino（帶H音）的樣子。

It's really hard.

那樣發音真的很難。

So, cut the H,

所以，去掉 H，

rhino.

rhino。

rhino.

rhino。

If you want the full name,

如果你想說它的全稱，

rhinoceros.

rhinoceros。

rhinoceros.

rhinoceros。

rhyme

rhyme

rhyme

rhyme

rhythm

rhythm

rhythm

rhythm

rhubarb

rhubarb

rhubarb

rhubarb

You might not know what a rhubarb is,

你可能不知道 rhubarb 是什麼，

but it is quite common in the UK.

但它在英國很常見。

We tend to put it in pies, crumbles, desserts, and things.

我們通常會把它放進派、奶酥、甜點等食物裡。

So, if you come to the UK,

所以，如果你來到英國，

then you might see rhubarb crumble, 文化背景

你可能會看到大黃奶酥（rhubarb crumble），

rhubarb and apple crumble.

大黃蘋果奶酥。

It's really popular here.

它在這裡非常受歡迎。

So, it's a handy one to know, especially if you visit the UK. 片語搭配

這是個很實用的小知識，尤其是去英國旅遊的話。

Now, rule number three.

現在，規則三。

This is quite similar to the last one,

這個和上一個很相似，

but instead of having the combination RH, 文法

但我們不再是 RH 組合，

we now have WH. 用詞

現在是 WH 組合。

For example,

例如，

what.

what。

So, don't try and say like what.

所以，不要試著發成類似 what（帶強H音）的樣子。

I mean, you can, but that's really difficult, right?

我是說，你也可以，但那真的很難，對吧？

what

what

what

what

when

when

when

when

where

where

where

where

weather

weather

weather

weather

And yes, this is pronounced the same as whether. 用詞

是的，這個發音和 whether 完全一樣。

which

which

which

which

while

while

while

while

white

white

white

white

why

why

why

why

And for our final rule,

至於最後一條規則，

we're going to look at the spelling CH. 用詞

我們來看看拼字 CH。

Words that typically, not all, 語氣意圖

通常來說，不是所有，

but typically come from Greek, 文化背景

但通常源自希臘語的單字中，

tend to have the CH spelling pronounced as a K. 用詞

CH 拼字往往發成 K 的音。

So, we don't pronounce it as a CH, which you might have already learned.

所以我們不發成 CH 音，這和你之前學過的可能不一樣。

So, it's not CH like in cheese, 文法

也就是說，它不是 cheese 裡的 CH，

but it's K like for example in ache.

而是 K 的音，例如 ache。

Sorry, I hear a lot of students saying H,

抱歉，我聽到很多學生把它讀成 H（字母H音），

I have a headahe for example,

比如 I have a headahe，

but it should be ache,

但它應該是 ache，

headache.

headache。

Now, for this rule,

對於這條規則，

I do have quite a lot of words in this list. 講解

我的列表中有很多這樣的單字。

So, I'm just going to say them.

所以我打算直接把它們讀出來。

You can pause and repeat if you want to practice, 片語搭配

如果你想練習的話，可以暫停並跟讀，

but I'm just going to fly through them. 片語動詞

但我會快速過一遍。

anchor

anchor

anchor

anchor

archaeology

archaeology

archaeology

archaeology

architect

architect

architect

architect

chaos

chaos

chaos

chaos

character

character

character

character

charisma

charisma

charisma

charisma

chemical

chemical

chemical

chemical

chemist

chemist

chemist

chemist

choir

choir

choir

choir

chord

chord

chord

chord

chrome

chrome

chrome

chrome

So, if you use the browser Google Chrome,

如果你用 Google Chrome 瀏覽器，

you now know how to say it.

你現在知道怎麼讀它了。

echo

echo

echo

echo

mechanic

mechanic

mechanic

mechanic

monarchy

monarchy

monarchy

monarchy

orchestra

orchestra

orchestra

orchestra

psychic

psychic

psychic

psychic

Notice that that P is also silent. 用詞

注意那個 P 也是不發音的。

So, not psychic,

所以不是 psychic（帶P音），

psychic.

psychic。

scheme

scheme

scheme

scheme

schedule

schedule

schedule

schedule

If you're now sitting thinking,

如果你現在正坐著想：

hold on, Emma, 語氣意圖

等一下，Emma，

I've heard schedule.

我聽過 schedule（另一種發音）。

Typically, schedule is more American English 用詞

通常，schedule 更偏美式英文，

and schedule is more British English.

而 schedule 更偏英式英文。

However, there are quite a lot of people in the UK

然而，在英國也有很多人

who use schedule,

用 schedule，

myself included. 片語搭配

包括我自己在內。

So, schedule and schedule are both used in the UK.

所以，這兩種 schedule 發音在英國都在使用。

Schedule is,

第一種 schedule，

as far as I'm aware, 語氣意圖

據我所知，

only used in the US.

只在美國使用。

school

school

school

school

stomach

stomach

stomach

stomach

So, if for example,

所以，如果舉個例子，

you have a stomach ache, 片語搭配

你有 stomach ache（胃痛），

you know that it's K K,

你知道它們都是 K K 的發音，

stomach ache.

stomach ache。

And our final one,

最後一個詞，

technology.

technology。

technology

technology

This is often shortened to tech. 用詞

這個詞通常簡稱為 tech。

tech

tech

And that's it for this lesson. 表達脈絡

本節課就到這裡。

I hope you've enjoyed it and you've learned something new.

希望你喜歡這節課並學到了新知識。

If you'd like to learn more about silent letters,

如果你想了解更多關於不發音字母的內容，

I do have a full playlist on my channel.

我的頻道裡有一個完整的播放清單。

I will link it in the card above 文化背景

我會把它連結在上面的卡片裡，

and down below in the description.

以及下方描述欄中。

As always, if this video has helped you out or you've learned something new, 片語動詞

一如既往，如果這個影片幫到了你或者你學到了新東西，

do give it a like. 語氣意圖

請給它點個讚。

Let me know in the comments if there are any other words that have a silent H that I've missed out from my list. 片語動詞

在留言區告訴我，我列出的這些詞之外，還有哪些單字也有不發音的 H。

There are many.

還有很多。

So, I'm excited to see the comments and see which other ones you can think of.

所以我很期待在留言區看到你們能想到哪些其他的詞。

If you'd like to see more videos like this,

如果你想看更多這類的影片，

then hit the subscribe button. 片語搭配

請點擊訂閱按鈕。

That's it from me. 表達脈絡

我就說到這裡。

Enjoy the rest of your week and I will see you later. 語氣意圖

祝你這週剩下的時間愉快，我們下次再見。

Bye-bye.

拜拜。