/a?/在發音時，唇形和舌位從/??/向/?/平滑過渡。讀元音/?? /的時候，雙頜盡量打開，嘴巴張大，像看病時對醫生張嘴說“啊”那樣;舌身下沉，想象嘴巴里含了一個燙山芋，想盡快把它吐出來的感覺。然后舌身向前頂，下頜收回，發元音/?/。注意兩個元音之間的過渡要平滑，音程占比是大約7:3。對于母語是中文的學習者來說，這個音標經常會由于/??/的發音不到位，而形成類似中文“愛”的發音。
仔細聽音頻，體會兩個音素構成一個雙元音的結合方式。
【單詞辨音】
bar buy
bark bike
pa pie
R eye
cart kite
heart height
【短句對比】
That was a good bar. / That was a good bike.
What a noisy bark! / What a noisy bike.
He loves his pa. / He loves his pie.
It's got two R's. / It's got two eyes.
It's a cart. / It's a kite.
Check the heart. / Check the height.
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