Cómo pronunciar «adolescent» en inglés
ˌædəˈlɛsənt
a·də·LE·sənt
Acento principal: LE
Escucha a hablantes nativos decir «adolescent» en contexto en clips de video reales
center. A long-term objective of her lab is to inform a potential linkage between adolescent specific emotional changes, brain functioning, and the tendency for psychiatric illness and suboptimal decisions to emerge during the second psychiatric illness and suboptimal decisions to emerge during the second
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “adolescent”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
a
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
də
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
LE
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
sənt
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
Primary emphasis falls on the third syllable ("LE"). 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 "adolescent" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "adolescent is" sounds like "adolescent-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "adolescent" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“adolescent specific emotional changes, brain functioning, and the tendency for psychiatric illness and suboptimal decisions to emerge during the second”— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“adolescent doors arts and i f or the boundless teenage white slave peter”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“adolescent members who take the message of Peace back to their families War teaches us that if we can”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“adolescent boys from the local gangs who'd heard that a new provision had opened on the block”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“adolescent's emotions as it is their mind.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“adolescent smoked the same joint, it would make them 10 times higher.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
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adolescent specific emotional changes, brain functioning, and the tendency for psychiatric illness and suboptimal decisions to emerge during the second
Escuchar en contexto: “adolescent”
939 clipsThe Inglés word “adolescent” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˌædəˈlɛsənt (phonetic respelling: a-də-LE-sənt). Phonologically, it consists of 4 syllables (a · də · LE · sənt), with primary lexical stress placed on the 3rd syllable (LE). Grammatically, “adolescent” functions as a adjective, noun. SayItVid indexes 939 authentic Inglés video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “adolescent” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from YaleCourses, Harvard University.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USYaleCoursesClip #1 · @0:51
“center. A long-term objective of her lab is to inform a potential linkage between adolescent specific emotional changes, brain functioning, and the tendency for psychiatric illness and suboptimal decisions to emerge during the second psychiatric illness and suboptimal decisions to emerge during the second”
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #2 · @6:01
“whether it is the rebellious beatnik st. francis that doped up and troubled adolescent doors arts and i f or the boundless teenage white slave peter McCutchen how extends her radical compassion and love to all young beings”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #3 · @10:41
“opinion of misero the youth center has been an incredible success it has 28,000 adolescent members who take the message of Peace back to their families War teaches us that if we can families War teaches us that if we can”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #4 · @7:45
“and we ended up with about a hundred adolescent boys from the local gangs who'd heard that a new provision had opened on the block who'd heard that a new provision had”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @7:27
“individually and socially. uh it's was as important to educate a child's or an adolescent's emotions as it is their mind. And when you take this out of the education of 60 million American kids uh and you focus on developing low-level”
Definición y significado: “adolescent”
- Of, relating to, or at the age of adolescence; at the stage between being a child and an adult.
- A person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult.
Oraciones de ejemplo (3)
- “Schools, unless discipline were doubly strong, / Detain their adolescent charge too long.”
- “It may be wartime, but Miss Adolescent wants her fun!”
- “adolescent specific emotional changes, brain functioning, and the tendency for psychiatric illness and suboptimal decisions to emerge during the second”
Frases comunes y colocaciones
Pronunciación: “adolescent”
- Pronunciation:
- a-də-LE-sənt
- Sílabas:
- a · də · LE · sənt
- Written Hyphenation:
- ad · o · les · cent
- Acento principal:
- LE
- IPA:
- ˌædəˈlɛsənt
- Escuchar en contexto
- adolescent
Palabras que riman con “adolescent”
-ɛsəntPalabras con sonido idéntico (Homófonos)
Sonido únicoNo se conocen homófonos exactos para "adolescent" (⁄ˌædəˈlɛsənt⁄).
Preguntas frecuentes sobre «adolescent»
¿Cómo se pronuncia «adolescent» en inglés?
«adolescent» se pronuncia ⁄ˌædəˈlɛsənt⁄ (a-də-LE-sənt). Escucha los clips de video de hablantes nativos arriba para oírla en contexto real.
¿Cuántas sílabas tiene «adolescent»?
«adolescent» tiene 4 sílabas: a · də · LE · sənt.
¿Dónde está el acento en «adolescent»?
El acento principal en «adolescent» está en «LE». Presta atención a esa sílaba tónica en los videos de arriba.
¿Qué significa «adolescent»?
Of, relating to, or at the age of adolescence; at the stage between being a child and an adult.
¿Cómo puedo escuchar «adolescent» en frases reales?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “adolescent”?
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⁄).