vowel
US /vaʊəl/
UK /vaʊəl/

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гласный
a speech sound which is produced by an open vocal tract, with no audible friction, and which is a syllabic sound
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The word 'cat' has one vowel sound.
В слове 'cat' один гласный звук.
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English has five main vowels: a, e, i, o, u.
В английском языке пять основных гласных: a, e, i, o, u.