Comment prononcer « gigatons » en anglais
gi·ga·tons
Écoutez des locuteurs natifs dire « gigatons » dans des clips vidéo authentiques
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “gigatons”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
gi
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
ga
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
tons
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Keep the vowel length balanced, placing subtle emphasis on the root morpheme according to standard conversational rhythm.
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 "gigatons" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "gigatons is" sounds like "gigatons-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "gigatons" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“So about 60 gigatons per year is put in and about 62 is taken out every year.”— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“gigatons and on the left hand side the the um downward slope indicates um”— StanfordWatch clip
“gigatons I'm sorry there's nothing normal about this and yet I think it's”— TED-EdWatch clip
“Gigatons of carbon dioxide reductions per year and the cost.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“eleven gigatons of carbon from our atmosphere every year.”— SciShowWatch clip
“we'll have 23 gigatons from China by 2050.”— TEDWatch clip
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So about 60 gigatons per year is put in and about 62 is taken out every year.
Écouter en contexte: “gigatons”
200 extraitsThe Anglais word “gigatons”. Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (gi · ga · tons). Grammatically, “gigatons” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 200 authentic Anglais video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “gigatons” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from YaleCourses, Stanford, TED-Ed.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USYaleCoursesClip #1 · @20:51
“and other biomass on the continents. So about 60 gigatons per year is put in and about 62 is taken out every year. taken out every year.”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #2 · @6:02
“CO2 and so the width of the each bar indicates the potential um reductions in gigatons and on the left hand side the the um downward slope indicates um negative cost so in other words savings and most of those initiatives are”
- 🇺🇸 USTED-EdClip #3 · @1:26
“tall 76 M long 17 M wide and it's going to weigh 2 gigatons I'm sorry there's nothing normal about this and yet I think it's this perspective of us as humans to look at our world through the lens of”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #4 · @51:44
“But they do it for energy, as well. Gigatons of carbon dioxide reductions per year and the cost. per year and the cost.”
- 🇺🇸 USSciShowClip #5 · @2:52
“the world’s forests and other plants combined, pulling roughly eleven gigatons of carbon from our atmosphere every year. Which is especially impressive when you consider that”
Définition et signification: “gigatons”
- A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many billion tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy. (A derived unit for TNT equivalent.)
- One billion tons.
Exemples de phrases en contexte (3)
- “Holonyms: teraton < petaton < exaton (rare) < zettaton (rare) < yottaton (rare)”
- “So about 60 gigatons per year is put in and about 62 is taken out every year.”
- “gigatons and on the left hand side the the um downward slope indicates um”
Expressions et collocations courantes
Prononciation: “gigatons”
- Syllabes:
- gi · ga · tons
- Écouter en contexte
- gigatons
Mots au son identique (Homophones)
Son uniqueAucun homophone exact répertorié pour "gigatons" .
Questions fréquentes sur « gigatons »
Combien de syllabes compte « gigatons » ?
« gigatons » compte 3 syllabes : gi · ga · tons.
Que signifie « gigatons » ?
A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many billion tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy. (A derived unit for TNT equivalent.)
Comment écouter « gigatons » dans des phrases réelles ?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “gigatons”?
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].