Comment prononcer « colombo » en anglais
kəˈlʌmboʊ
kə·LUHM·boh
Accent tonique principal : LUHM
Écoutez des locuteurs natifs dire « colombo » dans des clips vidéo authentiques
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “colombo”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
kə
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
LUHM
Gliding diphthong with sustained vocal resonance.
boh
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
Primary emphasis falls on the second syllable ("LUHM"). 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 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 "colombo" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“petrol cues around colombo are already two to three kilometers long the final emergency diesel shipment arrived from india today”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“in colombo sri lanka uh at least two more blasts followed the earlier bombings today what's the situation in”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“And Colombo. And I want to touch on one more issue, which is the design of the public realm.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“colombo suburb area with a lot of a kind of heavily populated area so after that”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“colombo demonstrators are demanding president kotabia rajapaksha stepped down for his government's failure to prevent the”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“this report from Colombo this is where people have gathered to pray but a bomb”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
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And Colombo was quiet.
Écouter en contexte: “colombo”
266 extraitsThe Anglais word “colombo” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as kəˈlʌmboʊ (phonetic respelling: kə-LUHM-boh). Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (kə · LUHM · boh), with primary lexical stress placed on the 2nd syllable (LUHM). Grammatically, “colombo” functions as a proper noun. SayItVid indexes 266 authentic Anglais video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “colombo” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from TEDx Talks.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #1 · @2:21
“back of the car. And Colombo was quiet. Sounds not like like a Not a big deal,”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #2 · @6:01
“population petrol cues around colombo are already two to three kilometers long the final emergency diesel shipment arrived from india today emergency diesel shipment arrived from india today”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #3 · @1:18
“let's cross over now to jamila najmudin editor of news in asia and journalists in colombo sri lanka uh at least two more blasts followed the earlier bombings today what's the situation in earlier bombings today what's the situation in”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #4 · @4:28
“community streets and parks and so on and so forth. And Colombo. And I want to touch on one more issue, which is the design of the public realm. And I want to touch on one more issue,”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @9:02
“complex and then there have been another attack which is in demotic got another colombo suburb area with a lot of a kind of heavily populated area so after that the police have decided they were earlier planning to impose curfew from”
Définition et signification: “colombo”
- Colombo is the commercial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka.
Exemples de phrases en contexte (3)
- “We flew into Colombo before starting our tour of Sri Lanka.”
- “And Colombo was quiet.”
- “petrol cues around colombo are already two to three kilometers long the final emergency diesel shipment arrived from india today”
Expressions et collocations courantes
Prononciation: “colombo”
- Pronunciation:
- kə-LUHM-boh
- Syllabes:
- kə · LUHM · boh
- Written Hyphenation:
- co · lom · bo
- Accent tonique principal :
- LUHM
- IPA:
- kəˈlʌmboʊ
- Écouter en contexte
- colombo
Mots qui riment avec “colombo”
-ʌmboʊMots au son identique (Homophones)
Son uniqueAucun homophone exact répertorié pour "colombo" (⁄kəˈlʌmboʊ⁄).
Questions fréquentes sur « colombo »
Comment prononcer « colombo » en anglais ?
« colombo » se prononce ⁄kəˈlʌmboʊ⁄ (kə-LUHM-boh). Écoutez les extraits vidéo de locuteurs natifs ci-dessus pour l’entendre en situation réelle.
Combien de syllabes compte « colombo » ?
« colombo » compte 3 syllabes : kə · LUHM · boh.
Où se trouve l’accent tonique dans « colombo » ?
L’accent tonique principal dans « colombo » se trouve sur « LUHM ». Repérez bien cette syllabe accentuée dans les vidéos ci-dessus.
Que signifie « colombo » ?
Colombo is the commercial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka.
Comment écouter « colombo » dans des phrases réelles ?
Cette page contient 266 exemples vidéo de « colombo » avec sous-titres synchronisés. Utilisez Précédent / Suivant (ou les flèches ← / →) pour écouter chaque passage.
What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “colombo”?
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⁄).