Syllables - English Pronunciation | What is a syllable?

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I'm happy to hear it helped you and that you got them all right :-)

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[@areehanoor1571]

12:40 Is "usually" not a 3 syllable-word, the second one being a diphthong? Please clarify, ma'am.

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[@kavyarawat7533]

Hello there! At the timestamp of 4:32, you've written the phonetic transcription of city as /sɪ . ti/ which is wrong because there is no such sound symbol as /i/ but rather /ɪ/ is being provided in the Phonemic Chart. So, the correct answer would be /sɪ . tɪ/. Similarly, at 4:41, it should be /iː . zɪ/ instead of /ˈiː . zi/.

[@BillieEnglish]

Helo Kavya! You are very observant! So, there is a symbol such as /i/ and we use it for words that end in 'y' e.g. city, funny, easy and even my name (Billie). So, city = /ˈsɪti/ is correct. You can check it in a dictionary. However, there might also be some books using the symbol /ɪ/ although the sound would be a bit longer than that. I hope this helps!

[@kavyarawat7533]

@@BillieEnglish have you used British RP accent or American accent in this video?

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[@جنةالرحمان-خ7ش]

Hello, I have got a question: We divide the word process right after the consonant which is between two vowels though the first vowel is long, could you tell me why????🤔 Please answer me Thanks in advance!

[@BillieEnglish]

The word 'process' has 2 syllables: /ˈprəʊ.ses/ What exactly do you want to know? Why they are divided this way?

[@TaiLe-dr5ve]

In Cambridge dictionary the word 'city' is divided /ˈsɪt̬·i/, not /ˈsɪ.t̬i/? Which one is correct? Do you think many people is speaking wrong way?

[@HafeezUllah057]

The first one is correct because a syllable cannot end on a short vowel exept shwa

[@TaiLe-dr5ve]

@@HafeezUllah057 but in reality people always pronounce /ˈsɪ.t̬i/ in their speaking. Cambridge dictionary divides s|tupid ways, some people say it is total wrong. In almost languages, a syllable must priority begins with a consonant, not a vowel.

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[@axlcedillo5851]

Hi Blly! I have a question, why is the word "lesson" divided as "less.on" and not "le.sson"?

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[@haytamthegoldeneagle7484]

Happy to find a good explanation of syllables ☺️ In around 19:13, why should we divide the the word 'sunny' into the two syllables 'sunn.y'? Why not saying 'su.ny', I am confused a bit, and thanks!

[@BillieEnglish]

Good question! Finding the syllable boundary can be a bit difficult. I sometimes have to double check with a dictionary as well, but this is correct: /ˈsʌn.i/

[@haytamthegoldeneagle7484]

@@BillieEnglish Got it!

[@حسامالهسكاني-ع8ر]

Plz.explain about onset, peak,coda .

[@BillieEnglish]

Thank you for your comment. I will consider this suggestion for future videos! Until then, this might help: These 3 words (onset, nucleus, coda) are used to describe the various parts of a syllable in phonology. To say it simply: the onset it the start of the syllable, the nucleus the middle bit, the coda the end. I'll start with the nucleus which is the core of the syllable. It is usually the vowel in the middle of the syllable (remember: there is only ONE vowel sound per syllable). However, some syllables start with one (or more) consonants before the vowel sound, so those form the onset. If there are any sounds after the vowel nucleus (= more consonants), they form the coda. So it's: SYLLABLE = (onset) + nucleus + (coda) onset & coda are optional, because some syllables just consist of one vowel sound in English. Each language has its own rules regarding onset, nucleus and coda. I hope this helps!

[@misrahmaqboolofficial]

Kindly describe alliteration and consonance

[@BillieEnglish]

I will consider this for a future video!

[@misrahmaqboolofficial]

@@BillieEnglish thanks

[@BillieEnglish]

I'm posting a shorts on alliteration today at 4pm CET! 😊

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Please how can i read a passage without robotic sound? I sound like a robot when reading a passage.

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I recommend watching videos about "connected speech"

[@suryasingh8222]

20 syllables

[@mohammadqadah9517]

I'm just wondering why it seems that you use the sound "v" before you pronounce "r" in your own language, is that something related to accent!?

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[@youweicheng3271]

Why usually has four syllables?

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Twenty!

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What about economy

[@BillieEnglish]

e-co-no-my = 4 syllables

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[@jacobstc]

👆 *syllable* /ˈsɪl.ə.bəl/ With all due respect, you have mis-syllabified /ˈsɪləbəl/ as /ˈsɪl.ə.bəl/. Because you pronounced syllable as [ˈsɪ]+[lə]+[bəl], the correct answer is /ˈsɪ.lə.bəl/. Written syllables must match the spoken syllables.

[@TaiLe-dr5ve]

In American Cambridge Dictionary, i see: They write the word 'menu' is /ˈmen.ju/, but i hear many native American speakers say /ˈme.nju/ They write the word 'city' is /ˈsɪt̬·i/, but i hear many native American speakers say /ˈsɪ.t̬i/ /ˈmen.ju/ and /ˈme.nju/, which is correct? Is there any different when speaking these two syllable types. /ˈsɪt̬·i/ and /ˈsɪ.t̬i/, which is correct? Is there any different when speaking these two syllable types.

[@guclu81]

8.25 you say “silent consists one vowel sound” but it is written /ˈsaɪ.lənt/ in dictionary which contains two vowels!?

[@BillieEnglish]

I am talking about the word 'love' at this part of the video and I say that it contains two vowel letters but only one vowel sound because the final letter in 'love' (= e) is silent.

[@guclu81]

@@BillieEnglish sorry for misunderstanding , you are right.