Wie man „prophesy“ auf Englisch ausspricht
ˈpɹɑfɪsaɪ
PRAH·fih·sy
Hauptbetonung: PRAH
Höre Muttersprachler „prophesy“ im Kontext echter Videoclips sprechen
tune into tonight's 6:30 world news, and I prophesy five days in advance that there will be an account of death and destruction in Afghanistan, account of death and destruction in Afghanistan,
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “prophesy”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
PRAH
Gliding diphthong with sustained vocal resonance.
fih
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
sy
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("PRAH"). 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 "prophesy" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "prophesy is" sounds like "prophesy-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "prophesy" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“and I prophesy five days in advance that there will be an account of death and destruction in Afghanistan,”— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“There are thousands who'll prophesy failure.”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“his poems remember slavery they prophesy continue deliverance but perhaps the”— StanfordWatch clip
“prophesy I'm playing with the devil's it's like a crayon it's like a fat burnt crayon I'm writing a poem with it I'm writing that down all that rattling”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“it became even a more self-fulfilling prophesy.”— Khan AcademyWatch clip
“and fulfilling the prophesy, 'cause that's how prophesies work.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
Aussprache üben: „prophesy“
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and I prophesy five days in advance that there will be an account of death and destruction in Afghanistan,
Im Kontext hören: “prophesy”
41 ClipsThe Englisch word “prophesy” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˈpɹɑfɪsaɪ (phonetic respelling: PRAH-fih-sy). Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (PRAH · fih · sy), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (PRAH). Grammatically, “prophesy” functions as a verb, noun and acts as an English heteronym where syllable stress shifts between noun (initial-syllable stress) and verb (second-syllable stress) usage. SayItVid indexes 41 authentic Englisch video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “prophesy” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from YaleCourses, TEDx Talks, Stanford.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USYaleCoursesClip #1 · @27:13
“tune into tonight's 6:30 world news, and I prophesy five days in advance that there will be an account of death and destruction in Afghanistan, account of death and destruction in Afghanistan,”
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #2 · @14:04
“And he did it. There are thousands who'll tell you it cannot be done. There are thousands who'll prophesy failure. cannot be done. There are thousands”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #3 · @17:29
“which Dunbar could articulate his complex inheritance as a poet even as his poems remember slavery they prophesy continue deliverance but perhaps the question remains for whom are we still a part of Dunbar's nation”
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #4 · @45:22
“unpleasant feeling the communication between paper and um pencil so prophesy I'm playing with the devil's it's like a crayon it's like a fat burnt crayon I'm writing a poem with it I'm writing that down all that rattling burnt crayon I'm writing a poem with it I'm writing that down all that rattling”
- 🇺🇸 USKhan AcademyClip #5 · @7:06
“and it could bring down the entire Thai financial system, it became even a more self-fulfilling prophesy. Because now investors were even more afraid”
Definition & Bedeutung: “prophesy”
- To speak or write with divine inspiration; to act as prophet.
- To predict, to foretell (with or without divine inspiration).
- Obsolete spelling of prophecy; now a misspelling.
Beispielsätze im Kontext (3)
- “And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:”
- “Then I perceive that will be verified Henry the Fifth did sometime prophesy ‘If once he come to be a cardinal, He’ll make his cap co-equal with the crown.’”
- “and I prophesy five days in advance that there will be an account of death and destruction in Afghanistan,”
Häufige Redewendungen & Kollokationen
Aussprache: “prophesy”
- Pronunciation:
- PRAH-fih-sy
- Silben:
- PRAH · fih · sy
- Written Hyphenation:
- pro · phe · sy
- Hauptbetonung:
- PRAH
- IPA:
- ˈpɹɑfɪsaɪ
- Im Kontext hören
- prophesy
Reimwörter für “prophesy”
-ɑfɪsaɪKlangidentische Wörter (Homophone)
Einzigartiger KlangFür "prophesy" (⁄ˈpɹɑfɪsaɪ⁄) sind keine exakten Homophone bekannt.
Häufige Fragen zu „prophesy“
Wie spricht man „prophesy“ aus?
„prophesy“ wird als ⁄ˈpɹɑfɪsaɪ⁄ (PRAH-fih-sy) ausgesprochen. Höre dir die Videoclips von Muttersprachlern oben an, um es im echten Sprachgebrauch zu hören.
Wie viele Silben hat „prophesy“?
„prophesy“ hat 3 Silben: PRAH · fih · sy.
Wo liegt die Betonung bei „prophesy“?
Die Hauptbetonung bei „prophesy“ liegt auf „PRAH“. Achte in den Clips oben besonders auf die betonte Silbe.
Was bedeutet „prophesy“?
To speak or write with divine inspiration; to act as prophet.
Wie kann ich „prophesy“ in echten Sätzen hören?
Diese Seite enthält 41 echte Videobeispiele für „prophesy“ 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 “prophesy”?
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⁄).