"A" sound
Hello everyone.

Can somebody please clarify if the letter "a" has two different sounds? If I say it in a phrase, for example "Like a boss", the vowel has a really and quick "a" sound, but imagine that someone asked me to say each word slowly, the vowel will sound like "ey".

I'm sorry I don't know if I expressed myself in a clear way.

Thank you so much

Question

"A" sound
Hello everyone.

Can somebody please clarify if the letter "a" has two different sounds? If I say it in a phrase, for example "Like a boss", the vowel has a really and quick "a" sound, but imagine that someone asked me to say each word slowly, the vowel will sound like "ey".

I'm sorry I don't know if I expressed myself in a clear way.

Thank you so much

Answer

There is a weak form which sounds like "uh" and a strong form which sounds like "ay."

https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/a_1?q=a
a indefinite article
/ə/, strong form  /eɪ/

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