I-schwa /ə/: umsindo ovame kakhulu esiNgisini

Nansi iqiniso elimangaza abafundi abaningi: i-vowel evame kakhulu esiNgisini ayinakho uhlamvu lwayo. Kuyi-schwa, ebhalwe /ə/, futhi uyayizwa ku-about, banana, problem, sister nasemzini the uqobo.

Umsindo we-schwa

Vula umlomo wakho kancane, uphumule konke — amazinyo, ulimi, ibhavu — bese wenza umsindo omfushane, ongakhethi “uh”. Yilokho. Akukho ukuhleka, akukho ukugoba, akukho umzamo.

I-schwa umsindo we-syllable unstressed. IsiNgisi sigcizelela i-syllable eyodwa yegama futhi sivumela ezinye ukuba zithambe futhi zisheshe:

Igama	Ukubhala kukhombisa	Inkulumo yemvelo
banana	ba-na-na	b/ə/-NA-n/ə/
problem	pro-blem	PRO-bl/ə/m
today	to-day	t/ə/-DAY
teacher	tea-cher	TEA-ch/ə/

Kungani kubalulekile kangaka

Uma ukhipha i-vowel ngayinye ngokugcwele — “ba-na-na” ngezwi elicacile eline-“a” ezintathu — i-syllable ngayinye ithola isisindo esifanayo. Amagama alungile, kodwa i-rhythm ingeyangaphandle, futhi i-rhythm yilokho okuzwa ngamakhohlwa wokuqala.

Abafundi bavame ukuzwakala “accented” hhayi ngenxa ye-consonant eqinile, kodwa ngoba bungekho nhlobo beyehlisa lutho.

Amagama amancane, umehluko omkhulu

I-schwa ikhona kumagama amancane agcina imisho ndawonye. Ekukhulumeni okujwayelekile cishe ayagwinwa:

• a cup of tea → a cup /əv/ tea
• I can do it → I /kən/ do it
• bread and butter → bread /ən/ butter
• to the shop → /tə/ the shop

Zisho ngokugcwele uzwakale uqaphele. Zisho nge-schwa uzwakale ukhululekile.

Indlela yokuzilolonga

1. Khetha umusho bese ulinganisa i-syllable egcizelelwe.
2. Khuluma lezo kuphela ngomsindo ophakeme futhi ocacile.
3. Vumela konke okunye kuhlangane ube imisindo emifushane, ephumule /ə/.

I want a cup of tea and a piece of cake.

Ku-HolosAccent uzwa yonke ingxenye evela ezwi lesizwe lase-US noma lase-UK ngaphambi kokurekhoda, bese okuthathayo kuqhathaniswa nalo umsindo ngamunye — kuhlanganisa ama-vowel abuthakathaka — futhi ungaphinda alalelise eduze kwereferensi ukuze ubone ukuthi i-rhythm ihluke kuphi.