Vowel Minimal Pair
発音方法 could vs cooed
主な発音の違い
‘Could’ (⁄kʊd⁄) contains lax ⁄ʊ⁄; ‘cooed’ (⁄kuːd⁄) contains tense ⁄uː⁄.
違い： Lax ⁄ʊ⁄ vs tense ⁄uː⁄
“Before I was blind, I could see very well.”
“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[…].”
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よくある質問: could vs cooed
Difference between could and cooed?
‘Could’ (⁄kʊd⁄) contains lax ⁄ʊ⁄; ‘cooed’ (⁄kuːd⁄) contains tense ⁄uː⁄.
Syllable stress in could vs cooed?
"could" has 1 syllables (could). "cooed" has 1 syllables (cooed).
Why are could and cooed easily confused?
Lax ⁄ʊ⁄ vs tense ⁄uː⁄
Example sentences for could and cooed?
"could": Before I was blind, I could see very well. "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[…].