Wie man „jigger“ auf Englisch ausspricht
ˈd͡ʒɪɡɚ
D͡ZHIH·gər
Hauptbetonung: D͡ZHIH
Höre Muttersprachler „jigger“ im Kontext echter Videoclips sprechen
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “jigger”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
D͡ZHIH
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
gər
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("D͡ZHIH"). Raise your pitch and sustain the vowel length on this syllable while relaxing the surrounding syllables.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels.
How Native Speakers Say It: Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When "jigger" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "jigger is" sounds like "jigger-iz").
In natural sentences, avoid over-stressing "jigger" unless it conveys the core contrast or focal point of your message.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“Well, the thing-a-ma-jigger doesn't have much in air in it right now.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“And if you’re not working hard enough or doing something and they’re just not paying you enough or not giving you a bonus in the right way then we just jigger around bonuses”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“to jigger the numbers to make it look like something we can hang a valuation on is not finding a long term sustainable, profitable market.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“how do we answer that guy at the energy Department Jigger Shaw so how do we put this to work to get our buses off electricity to get electrified or”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“do regular analysis along the way of who's benefiting and is it reaching all the people we intend to and if not can we re-jigger it.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“It ought to be-we should jigger the rules of the game so that they are the same, but what earns you points as a hero,”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
Aussprache üben: „jigger“
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Well, the thing-a-ma-jigger doesn't have much in air in it right now.
Im Kontext hören: “jigger”
10 ClipsThe Englisch word “jigger” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˈd͡ʒɪɡɚ (phonetic respelling: D͡ZHIH-gər). Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (D͡ZHIH · gər), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (D͡ZHIH). Grammatically, “jigger” functions as a noun, verb and acts as an English heteronym where syllable stress shifts between noun (initial-syllable stress) and verb (second-syllable stress) usage. SayItVid indexes 10 authentic Englisch video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “jigger” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from MIT OpenCourseWare.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #1 · @67:05
“What? Well, the thing-a-ma-jigger doesn't have much in air in it right now. right now.”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #2 · @2:06
“people and we have usually a very simple equation that says motivation equals money. And if you’re not working hard enough or doing something and they’re just not paying you enough or not giving you a bonus in the right way then we just jigger around bonuses you enough or not giving you a bonus in the right way then we just jigger around bonuses”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #3 · @48:20
“Les McKeown: Not, not trying to find a long term profitable sustainable market. Trying to jigger the numbers to make it look like something we can hang a valuation on is not finding a long term sustainable, profitable market. Literally finding a, it's fun these finding a long term sustainable, profitable market. Literally finding a, it's fun these”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #4 · @209:21
“370 billion dollars how do we make that work you know at the local level how do we answer that guy at the energy Department Jigger Shaw so how do we put this to work to get our buses off electricity to get electrified or this to work to get our buses off electricity to get electrified or”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @35:19
“really push the places you work to do regular analysis along the way of who's benefiting and is it reaching all the people we intend to and if not can we re-jigger it. of who's benefiting and is it”
Definition & Bedeutung: “jigger”
- A double-ended vessel, generally of stainless steel or other metal, one end of which typically measures 1½ fluid ounces (approx. 44 ml), the other typically 1 fluid ounce (approx. 30 ml).
- A measure of 1½ fluid ounces (approx. 44 ml) of liquor.
- To alter or adjust, particularly in ways not originally intended.
- To use a jigger.
Beispielsätze im Kontext (3)
- “A good jigger will have a well formed lip that will pour a clean stream into the cocktail shaker or glass.”
- ““People are so dam’ sensitive about colour around here that you can’t even ask a barman for a jigger of rum. You have to ask for a jegro.””
- “Well, the thing-a-ma-jigger doesn't have much in air in it right now.”
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Aussprache: “jigger”
- Pronunciation:
- D͡ZHIH-gər
- Silben:
- D͡ZHIH · gər
- Written Hyphenation:
- jig · ger
- Hauptbetonung:
- D͡ZHIH
- IPA:
- ˈd͡ʒɪɡɚ
- Im Kontext hören
- jigger
Synonyme: “jigger”
Höre bedeutungsverwandte Wörter zu „jigger“ in echten Videoclips:
Reimwörter für “jigger”
-ɪgɚKlangidentische Wörter (Homophone)
Einzigartiger KlangFür "jigger" (⁄ˈd͡ʒɪɡɚ⁄) sind keine exakten Homophone bekannt.
Häufige Fragen zu „jigger“
Wie spricht man „jigger“ aus?
„jigger“ wird als ⁄ˈd͡ʒɪɡɚ⁄ (D͡ZHIH-gər) ausgesprochen. Höre dir die Videoclips von Muttersprachlern oben an, um es im echten Sprachgebrauch zu hören.
Wie viele Silben hat „jigger“?
„jigger“ hat 2 Silben: D͡ZHIH · gər.
Wo liegt die Betonung bei „jigger“?
Die Hauptbetonung bei „jigger“ liegt auf „D͡ZHIH“. Achte in den Clips oben besonders auf die betonte Silbe.
Was bedeutet „jigger“?
A double-ended vessel, generally of stainless steel or other metal, one end of which typically measures 1½ fluid ounces (approx. 44 ml), the other typically 1 fluid ounce (approx. 30 ml).
Wie kann ich „jigger“ in echten Sätzen hören?
Diese Seite enthält 10 echte Videobeispiele für „jigger“ 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 “jigger”?
Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels. Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).