Wie man „dour“ auf Englisch ausspricht
dʊər
DOOR
Hauptbetonung: DOOR
Höre Muttersprachler „dour“ im Kontext echter Videoclips sprechen
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “dour”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
DOOR
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
As a single-syllable word, "dour" receives full primary stress when spoken in isolation, though it may take a reduced weak form in connected speech when acting as a function word.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Single-syllable words like "dour" carry primary acoustic prominence in isolation, but can be swallowed in rapid connected speech.
How Native Speakers Say It: Sustain vowel clarity without rushing into the trailing consonant. Elevate pitch slightly when "dour" carries the primary contrast or new information in a sentence.
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When "dour" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "dour is" sounds like "dour-iz").
In natural sentences, avoid over-stressing "dour" unless it conveys the core contrast or focal point of your message.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“the genocide in in dour or anywhere else the point is that there is a difference”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“alternative fuels as uh going through a fuel dour as being part of a fuel dour”— StanfordWatch clip
“The idea that the Victorians was terminally serious and dour and not amused is not true.”— WIREDWatch clip
“You can be either dour--or buffoonish.”— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“So John Foster Dulles, the older brother, was dour, arrogant, self-righteous, socially awkward, very unpleasant dinner guest.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“this is disrupted then uh the impact is huge on the whole economy right the dour”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
Aussprache üben: „dour“
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the genocide in in dour or anywhere else the point is that there is a difference
Im Kontext hören: “dour”
56 ClipsThe Englisch word “dour” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as dʊər (phonetic respelling: DOOR). Phonologically, it consists of 1 syllable (DOOR), pronounced as a single stressed monosyllable. Grammatically, “dour” functions as a adjective. SayItVid indexes 56 authentic Englisch video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “dour” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from Harvard University, Stanford, WIRED.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #1 · @101:23
“aside of course we're going to Value American lives more uh than we do over the genocide in in dour or anywhere else the point is that there is a difference between defensive and offensive postures if the United States want to Def want to”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #2 · @13:08
“areas all right so being into fuels um I refer to the history of alternative fuels as uh going through a fuel dour as being part of a fuel dour phenomenon and that is we focus on a fuel we get all excited about it as an”
- 🇺🇸 USWIREDClip #3 · @10:17
“So yeah, they loved comedy. The idea that the Victorians was terminally serious and dour and not amused is not true. and dour and not amused is not true.”
- 🇺🇸 USYaleCoursesClip #4 · @16:33
“Suppose you're presented with a joke. You can be either dour--or buffoonish. Or instead, you can be witty.”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @22:03
“But their personalities were polar opposites. So John Foster Dulles, the older brother, was dour, arrogant, self-righteous, socially awkward, very unpleasant dinner guest. was dour, arrogant, self-righteous, socially”
Definition & Bedeutung: “dour”
- Stern, harsh and forbidding.
- Unyielding and obstinate.
Beispielsätze im Kontext (3)
- “The principal reason is that, in competition with modern road vehicles running over motorways, B.R. has a dour struggle to match the performance of its rivals cost-wise.”
- “the genocide in in dour or anywhere else the point is that there is a difference”
- “alternative fuels as uh going through a fuel dour as being part of a fuel dour”
Häufige Redewendungen & Kollokationen
Aussprache: “dour”
- Pronunciation:
- DOOR
- Silben:
- DOOR
- Written Hyphenation:
- dour
- Hauptbetonung:
- DOOR
- IPA:
- dʊər
- Im Kontext hören
- dour
Synonyme: “dour”
Höre bedeutungsverwandte Wörter zu „dour“ in echten Videoclips:
Reimwörter für “dour”
-ʊərKlangidentische Wörter (Homophone)
Einzigartiger KlangFür "dour" (⁄dʊər⁄) sind keine exakten Homophone bekannt.
Häufige Fragen zu „dour“
Wie spricht man „dour“ aus?
„dour“ wird als ⁄dʊər⁄ (DOOR) ausgesprochen. Höre dir die Videoclips von Muttersprachlern oben an, um es im echten Sprachgebrauch zu hören.
Wo liegt die Betonung bei „dour“?
Die Hauptbetonung bei „dour“ liegt auf „DOOR“. Achte in den Clips oben besonders auf die betonte Silbe.
Was bedeutet „dour“?
Stern, harsh and forbidding.
Wie kann ich „dour“ in echten Sätzen hören?
Diese Seite enthält 56 echte Videobeispiele für „dour“ mit synchronisierten Untertiteln. Nutze Zurück / Weiter (oder die Pfeiltasten ← / →), um jedes Beispiel genau im Moment des Sprechens zu hören.
What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “dour”?
Single-syllable words like "dour" carry primary acoustic prominence in isolation, but can be swallowed in rapid connected speech. Sustain vowel clarity without rushing into the trailing consonant. Elevate pitch slightly when "dour" carries the primary contrast or new information in a sentence.