Cómo pronunciar «zebrafish» en inglés
ˈziːbɹəˌfɪʃ
ZEEB·rə·fish
Acento principal: ZEEB
Escucha a hablantes nativos decir «zebrafish» en contexto en clips de video reales
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “zebrafish”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
ZEEB
Tense long vowel with sustained acoustic resonance.
rə
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
fish
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("ZEEB"). Elevate 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 "zebrafish" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "zebrafish is" sounds like "zebrafish-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "zebrafish" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“like a mouse or zebrafish, any vertebrate, to tell the embryo this is where you will develop your hind legs.”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“Zebrafish that carry this mutation, and also lack a tumor-suppressing gene, make good models for the disease.”— SciShowWatch clip
“The adult zebrafish is about four centimeters in length.”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“But the zebrafish has 100, 000 neurons.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“This is from a zebrafish.”— StanfordWatch clip
“named the zebrafish. The human retina is made of different layers of cells, with special neurons that live in the back of the eye”— TED-EdWatch clip
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like a mouse or zebrafish, any vertebrate, to tell the embryo this is where you will develop your hind legs.
Escuchar en contexto: “zebrafish”
128 clipsThe Inglés word “zebrafish” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˈziːbɹəˌfɪʃ (phonetic respelling: ZEEB-rə-fish). Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (ZEEB · rə · fish), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (ZEEB). Grammatically, “zebrafish” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 128 authentic Inglés video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “zebrafish” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from Harvard University, SciShow, TEDx Talks.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #1 · @10:07
“is a gene that is switched on in any embryo, like a mouse or zebrafish, any vertebrate, to tell the embryo this is where you will develop your hind legs. to tell the embryo this is where you”
- 🇺🇸 USSciShowClip #2 · @1:46
“And the most common mutation related to the melanoma is called BRAF. Zebrafish that carry this mutation, and also lack a tumor-suppressing gene, make good models for the disease. for the disease.”
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #3 · @5:18
“which is that the zebrafish is very, very small. The adult zebrafish is about four centimeters in length. And so the heart itself, the zebrafish heart is much smaller.”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #4 · @22:23
“which is handy for using these sorts of optical microscopes. But the zebrafish has 100, 000 neurons. So it's a big jump in complexity.”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #5 · @15:47
“Let me just show you how much the brain changes. This is from a zebrafish. This is the cell body here.”
Definición y significado: “zebrafish”
- A small striped fish of species Danio rerio, originally from India but now common as an aquarium fish and as a subject of genetic experiments.
- A member of certain species of Percina (logperch).
Oraciones de ejemplo (3)
- “Use of the GAL4-UAS technique for targeted gene expression in the zebrafish.”
- “like a mouse or zebrafish, any vertebrate, to tell the embryo this is where you will develop your hind legs.”
- “Zebrafish that carry this mutation, and also lack a tumor-suppressing gene, make good models for the disease.”
Frases comunes y colocaciones
Pronunciación: “zebrafish”
- Pronunciation:
- ZEEB-rə-fish
- Sílabas:
- ZEEB · rə · fish
- Written Hyphenation:
- ze · bra · fish
- Acento principal:
- ZEEB
- IPA:
- ˈziːbɹəˌfɪʃ
- Escuchar en contexto
- zebrafish
Palabras que riman con “zebrafish”
-ibrəˌfɪʃPalabras con sonido idéntico (Homófonos)
Sonido únicoNo se conocen homófonos exactos para "zebrafish" (⁄ˈziːbɹəˌfɪʃ⁄).
Preguntas frecuentes sobre «zebrafish»
¿Cómo se pronuncia «zebrafish» en inglés?
«zebrafish» se pronuncia ⁄ˈziːbɹəˌfɪʃ⁄ (ZEEB-rə-fish). Escucha los clips de video de hablantes nativos arriba para oírla en contexto real.
¿Cuántas sílabas tiene «zebrafish»?
«zebrafish» tiene 3 sílabas: ZEEB · rə · fish.
¿Dónde está el acento en «zebrafish»?
El acento principal en «zebrafish» está en «ZEEB». Presta atención a esa sílaba tónica en los videos de arriba.
¿Qué significa «zebrafish»?
A small striped fish of species Danio rerio, originally from India but now common as an aquarium fish and as a subject of genetic experiments.
¿Cómo puedo escuchar «zebrafish» en frases reales?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “zebrafish”?
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⁄).