Unit 18
Diphthong /ɪə/
Nguyên âm
đôi /ɪə/
Introduction
/ɪə/ is a long vowel sound.
It starts with /ɪ/ and moves to /ə/
It’s pronounced /ɪə/ /ɪə/.
ear /ɪər/
hear /hɪər/
beer /bɪər/
clear /klɪər/
year /jɪər/
really /ˈrɪəli/
cheerful /ˈtʃɪəfl/
career /kəˈrɪər/
engineer /endʒɪˈnɪər/
superior /suːˈpɪəriər/
We're here.
/wɪər hɪər/
Have a beer, cheer!
/ hæv ə bɪər tʃɪər/
Is there a bank near here?
/ɪz ðeər ə bæŋk nɪər hɪər/
The meaning isn't really clear.
/ðə ˈmiːnɪŋ ˈɪznt ˈrɪəli klɪər/
I have these ears a hundred years.
/aɪ hæv ðiːz ɪərz ə ˈhʌndrəd jɪərz/
Examples
Examples Transcription Listen Meanings
beer

phát âm là /ɪə/)
1. "ea" được phát âm là /ɪə/ trong những từ có nhóm ear
Examples Transcription Listen Meanings
tear
/tɪə(r)/
nước mắt
clear
/klɪə(r)/
rõ ràng
blear
/blɪə(r)/
mờ, không thấy rõ
real
/rɪəl/
thực tế
spear
/spɪə(r)/
giáo mác
fear
/fɪə(r)/
sợ hãi
smear
/smɪə(r)/
trát, bôi lem nhem
weary
/ˈwɪəri/
uể oải, mệt mỏi
dreary
/ˈdrɪəri/
buồn tẻ, buồn rầu