Hi
I want to know the sound different of "i" from ear, eat.
these are phonetic symbols.
[ɪr] or [íər] (I think first one is okay but second one has a high pitch.)
[i:t] (this one also has a high pitch)
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Hi
I want to know the sound different of "i" from ear, eat.
these are phonetic symbols.
[ɪr] or [íər] (I think first one is okay but second one has a high pitch.)
[i:t] (this one also has a high pitch)
Pitch is not really relevant.
/i:t/ is a single vowel;
/ɪər/, /ɪə/ in most BrE dialects, is a diphthong, a glide from /ɪ/ to /ə/.
Note that the first sound in /ɪə(r)/ is the short /ɪ/, not the long /i:/
Eat is one long vowel followed by /t/
Ear is two short vowels. (Most of us don't say the 'r'.)
Pre-r environment is a special beast: tense vowels become laxer. The natural pitch of /i/ vowel is higher than that of /ɪ/. In the word 'ear', you hear the latter vowel.