Long vowels

[koukouliko]

I want to know if the vowel in the word CAR a long one or a short one??

I know that the transcription of the word car is /k a: r/ so is it short a or long a

Thank you

[bhaisahab]

Originally Posted by koukouliko

I want to know if the vowel in the word CAR a long one or a short one??

I know that the transcription of the word car is /k a: r/ so is it short a or long a

Thank you

Depending on accent, it is short to medium long.

[koukouliko]

Originally Posted by bhaisahab

Depending on accent, it is short to medium long.

HOW?? it should be long or short I've never heard about medium long!!
How come it depends on accent its transcription is /k a: r/ .

let's make it easier is the vowel transcribed in the dictionary as /a:/ long or short??

Thank you

[BobK]

Originally Posted by koukouliko

HOW?? it should be long or short I've never heard about medium long!!
How come it depends on accent its transcription is /k a: r/ .

Nor have I, and the /r/ is only sounded before a vowel sound (in RP).

let's make it easier is the vowel transcribed in the dictionary as /a:/ long or short??

Thank you

Long. That's what the colon's for. (I know not everyone - esp. for versions other than Br Eng - uses this transcription, but the dictionary in this does. Yes, do keep it simple: ":" => long

[koukouliko]

Originally Posted by BobK

Long. That's what the colon's for. (I know not everyone - esp. for versions other than Br Eng - uses this transcription, but the dictionary in this does. Yes, do keep it simple: ":" => long

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[Eden Darien]

The phonetic transcription shows it all.

car /kɑːʳ/ US /kɑːr/ So I guess, it's long but not too long...