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Vowel Minimal Pair

発音方法 cooed vs could

主な発音の違い

‘Could’ (⁄kʊd⁄) contains lax ⁄ʊ⁄; ‘cooed’ (⁄kuːd⁄) contains tense ⁄uː⁄.

違い: Lax ⁄ʊ⁄ vs tense ⁄uː⁄

cooed

⁄kuːd⁄

音節

COOED

定義:

The murmuring sound made by a dove or pigeon.

“The male [ring dove] will continue nest-coos for 3–4 days until his female partner begins to nest-coo. At that point the male's nest-coo begins to become less frequent[…].”

could

⁄kʊd⁄

音節

COULD

定義:

simple past of can

“Before I was blind, I could see very well.”

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よくある質問: cooed vs could

Difference between cooed and could?

‘Could’ (⁄kʊd⁄) contains lax ⁄ʊ⁄; ‘cooed’ (⁄kuːd⁄) contains tense ⁄uː⁄.

Syllable stress in cooed vs could?

"cooed" has 1 syllables (cooed). "could" has 1 syllables (could).

Why are cooed and could easily confused?

Lax ⁄ʊ⁄ vs tense ⁄uː⁄

Example sentences for cooed and could?

"cooed": The male [ring dove] will continue nest-coos for 3–4 days until his female partner begins to nest-coo. At that point the male's nest-coo begins to become less frequent[…]. "could": Before I was blind, I could see very well.