i learn English with the tape.
I found that English speakers say the word "heard" like saying "read".
the text is "I heard", but the recorder says "I read"
the text is "I've heard", but the recorders says "I've read".
why?
2006-07-19 21:32:22 · 6 answers · asked by coner_in 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
You are listening to an English accent. He or she is using the past tense "I've heard" which sounds like "head", but would sound like "herd" if an American said it. It's just their accent; they don't pronounce the "r" sharply the way Americans do.
2006-07-19 21:46:28 · answer #1 · answered by galaxiquestar 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think there's something wrong with your tape...!!
I've never heard ANY accent, from ANY country, which involves making 'heard' rhyme with 'bead'!!
And I'm English by the way, and I've never heard a English accent that does that!! I agree with a previous poster who thinks that the book is just different from the tape. Maybe they're different editions ...? Publishers tend to change things with each edition, but if your tape isn't the same edition as your book it WILL confuse you.
2006-07-20 07:22:57 · answer #2 · answered by _ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heard, as in 'I heard what you said' is pronounced to rhyme with 'bird' or sound exactly like 'herd'.
Read (past participle), as in 'I have already read that book' is pronounced the same as 'red' and rhymes with 'bed'.
Read (transitive verb), as in 'I will read that book tomorrow' is pronounced the same as 'reed' and rhymes with 'bleed'.
I suggest that the difference between the book and the tape is a mistake.
2006-07-20 05:59:01 · answer #3 · answered by relentless_behaviour 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uh oh. Here we go.
'Heard' is the past tense of 'to hear', and is pronounced just like the word 'herd', which means a group of cows or other grazing animals.
But 'read' can be pronounced two ways, according to its context:
If 'read' is the present tense, it is pronounced like 'reed' (the grass) and means 'to gain understanding by looking at something'.
If 'read' is the past tense, it is pronounced like 'red' (the color) and means 'to have gained understanding by looking at something'.
So 'read' can be pronounced either way: like 'reed', rhymes with 'seed', or like 'red', rhymes with 'bed'.
I looks like your text does not match your audio tape. There is no way 'I heard' can be pronounced 'I read'.
Good luck!
2006-07-22 18:59:23 · answer #4 · answered by Mark V 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They don't. "Heard" is pronounced like "herd." It rhymes with "bird." That is how it is said.
2006-07-20 04:35:45 · answer #5 · answered by suliman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
heard = herd
read = heed
2006-07-20 04:35:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋