Wie man „metate“ auf Englisch ausspricht
mɛˈtɑːteɪ
me·TAH·tay
Hauptbetonung: TAH
Höre Muttersprachler „metate“ im Kontext echter Videoclips sprechen
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “metate”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
me
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
TAH
Gliding diphthong with sustained vocal resonance.
tay
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Primary emphasis falls on the second syllable ("TAH"). Raise your pitch and sustain the vowel length on this syllable while relaxing the surrounding syllables.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Pronouncing a hard, aspirated [tʰ] in casual conversation can sound overly formal in North America.
How Native Speakers Say It: In American English, a single "t" between vowels quickly taps against the alveolar ridge like a soft "d" ([ɾ]). In British English, maintain a crisp aspirated [tʰ].
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When followed by a vowel, insert a subtle glide (/w/ or /j/) to connect into the subsequent word without an abrupt glottal stop.
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "metate" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“And then grind this masa and then pass it through the metate, which is another piece of equipment.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“It's traditional in the villages that the grandmother or the mother buries this little belly button under a tree or under the metate, the stone grinder,”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
Aussprache üben: „metate“
Höre die muttersprachliche Aussprache, nimm dich selbst über das Mikrofon auf und erhalte sofortiges Feedback.
And then grind this masa and then pass it through the metate, which is another piece of equipment.
Im Kontext hören: “metate”
2 ClipsThe Englisch word “metate” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as mɛˈtɑːteɪ (phonetic respelling: me-TAH-tay). Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (me · TAH · tay), with primary lexical stress placed on the 2nd syllable (TAH). Grammatically, “metate” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 2 authentic Englisch video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “metate” in natural connected speech across American (US: 2 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (2 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USClip #1 · @10:42
“I remember waking up, getting this molino, that you now have. And then grind this masa and then pass it through the metate, which is another piece of equipment. pass it through the metate, which”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #2 · @23:38
“do when we are born. It's traditional in the villages that the grandmother or the mother buries this little belly button under a tree or under the metate, the stone grinder, or the mother buries this little belly button under a tree”
Definition & Bedeutung: “metate”
- A flat stone with a slightly concave surface, used with another stone (a mano) for grinding maize or other grains.
Beispielsätze im Kontext (3)
- “Each evening, when he returned home, he found that María he prepared some new treat, for she was a most ingenious woman, capable of transforming the poorest materials into something delicious, and he grew to love the tortillas she made so patiently, kneeling before the stone metate as she beat the boiled corn into the gray-white mixture she later baked on the flat rocks.”
- “And then grind this masa and then pass it through the metate, which is another piece of equipment.”
- “It's traditional in the villages that the grandmother or the mother buries this little belly button under a tree or under the metate, the stone grinder,”
Aussprache: “metate”
- Pronunciation:
- me-TAH-tay
- Silben:
- me · TAH · tay
- Written Hyphenation:
- me · tate
- Hauptbetonung:
- TAH
- IPA:
- mɛˈtɑːteɪ
- Im Kontext hören
- metate
Reimwörter für “metate”
-ɑteɪKlangidentische Wörter (Homophone)
Einzigartiger KlangFür "metate" (⁄mɛˈtɑːteɪ⁄) sind keine exakten Homophone bekannt.
Häufige Fragen zu „metate“
Wie spricht man „metate“ aus?
„metate“ wird als ⁄mɛˈtɑːteɪ⁄ (me-TAH-tay) ausgesprochen. Höre dir die Videoclips von Muttersprachlern oben an, um es im echten Sprachgebrauch zu hören.
Wie viele Silben hat „metate“?
„metate“ hat 3 Silben: me · TAH · tay.
Wo liegt die Betonung bei „metate“?
Die Hauptbetonung bei „metate“ liegt auf „TAH“. Achte in den Clips oben besonders auf die betonte Silbe.
Was bedeutet „metate“?
A flat stone with a slightly concave surface, used with another stone (a mano) for grinding maize or other grains.
Wie kann ich „metate“ in echten Sätzen hören?
Diese Seite enthält 2 echte Videobeispiele für „metate“ 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 “metate”?
Pronouncing a hard, aspirated [tʰ] in casual conversation can sound overly formal in North America. In American English, a single "t" between vowels quickly taps against the alveolar ridge like a soft "d" ([ɾ]). In British English, maintain a crisp aspirated [tʰ].