a是一個母音字母,在單詞中的發音有規則讀音,也有不規則讀音,常見的音標有:
1。/eI/,例詞:name,face, take
2。/e/,例詞:any, many
3。/⊃:/,例詞:water, also,
4。/⊃/,例詞:what, want,wander
5。/ɑ:/,例詞:ask, class, glass
6。/∂/,例詞:about, ago, along
7。/∂e/,例詞:that, map, hand
8。/I/,例詞:comrade, village, manage