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Comment prononcer « upper left » en anglais

upper left se prononce ˌʌp.ərˈlɛft, avec l’accent tonique principal sur la syllabe « LEFT ». Écoutez des locuteurs natifs le prononcer dans 545 extraits avec sous-titres synchronisés et repères temporels ci-dessous.

ˌʌp.ərˈlɛft

uhp·ər·LEFT

Accent tonique principal : LEFT

Accent :
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IPAˌʌp.ərˈlɛft
Sayuhp-ər-LEFT
Syllabesuhp · ər · LEFT
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56:30

by their class at Yale. The upper left corner, their earliest is 1824, and the bottom right corner across the hall is 1867 or '68. and the bottom right corner across the hall is 1867 or '68.

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Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence

ˌʌp.ərˈlɛft

Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution

Syllable 1Unstressed

uhp

Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.

Syllable 2Unstressed

ər

Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.

Syllable 3Primary Stress

LEFT

Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.

Primary emphasis falls on the third syllable ("LEFT"). Raise your pitch and sustain the vowel length on this syllable while relaxing the surrounding syllables.

Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes

⚠️ Unstressed Syllable Vowel Reduction (Schwa ⁄ə⁄)

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

🔗 Consonant-Vowel Linking (Liaison)

When "upper left" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "upper left is" sounds like "upper left-iz").

⏱️ Stress-Timed Rhythm

Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "upper left" aligns naturally with adjacent words.

Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context

Verified Transcripts
“The upper left corner, their earliest is 1824, and the bottom right corner across the hall is 1867 or '68.”
— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“The upper left hand one is one that I actually tasted early on in my explorations of this food”
— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“Upper left, the configuration in which the strain, or stress measure is measured, and the lower subscript means, to”
— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“uh upper left graph uh basically the x- axis is uh log two buckets of number of”
— StanfordWatch clip
“upper left it's about 10 inch long in the bottom you see these little yellow Globs of minerals carbonate minerals”
— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“the upper left. And it's a 26 kilogram spacecraft that has a number”
— Native SpeakerWatch clip
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The upper left corner, their earliest is 1824, and the bottom right corner across the hall is 1867 or '68.

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The Anglais word “upper left” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˌʌp.ərˈlɛft (phonetic respelling: uhp-ər-LEFT). Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (uhp · ər · LEFT), with primary lexical stress placed on the 3rd syllable (LEFT). Grammatically, “upper left” functions as a adjective. SayItVid indexes 545 authentic Anglais video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “upper left” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from YaleCourses, Harvard University, MIT OpenCourseWare.

Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)

  • 🇺🇸 USYaleCourses
    Clip #1 · @56:30
    “by their class at Yale. The upper left corner, their earliest is 1824, and the bottom right corner across the hall is 1867 or '68. and the bottom right corner across the hall is 1867 or '68.”
  • 🇺🇸 USHarvard University
    Clip #2 · @43:48
    “in a very different way. The upper left hand one is one that I actually tasted early on in my explorations of this food tasted early on in my explorations of this food”
  • 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWare
    Clip #3 · @15:39
    “Similarly for the Green-Lagrange strain. Upper left, the configuration in which the strain, or stress measure is measured, and the lower subscript means, to measure is measured, and the lower subscript means, to”
  • 🇺🇸 USStanford
    Clip #4 · @8:15
    “range uh this is you know my pretty grass slide uh if you look at the upper uh upper left graph uh basically the x- axis is uh log two buckets of number of messages sent in that day and the Y AIS is the uh also on log scale the number”
  • 🇺🇸 US
    Clip #5 · @39:26
    “life on Mars This Is The Rock on the upper left it's about 10 inch long in the bottom you see these little yellow Globs of minerals carbonate minerals the bottom you see these little yellow”

Définition et signification: “upper left”

ADJECTIVE
  • Situated in or oriented toward the upper left part of a surface or space.

Exemples de phrases en contexte (3)

  • “Click the menu icon located in the upperleft corner of the screen.”
  • “The upper left corner, their earliest is 1824, and the bottom right corner across the hall is 1867 or '68.”
  • “The upper left hand one is one that I actually tasted early on in my explorations of this food”

Prononciation: “upper left”

Pronunciation:
uhp-ər-LEFT
Syllabes:
uhp · ər · LEFT
Written Hyphenation:
up · per · left
Accent tonique principal :
LEFT
IPA:
ˌʌp.ərˈlɛft
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Questions fréquentes sur « upper left »

Comment prononcer « upper left » en anglais ?

« upper left » se prononce ⁄ˌʌp.ərˈlɛft⁄ (uhp-ər-LEFT). Écoutez les extraits vidéo de locuteurs natifs ci-dessus pour l’entendre en situation réelle.

Combien de syllabes compte « upper left » ?

« upper left » compte 3 syllabes : uhp · ər · LEFT.

Où se trouve l’accent tonique dans « upper left » ?

L’accent tonique principal dans « upper left » se trouve sur « LEFT ». Repérez bien cette syllabe accentuée dans les vidéos ci-dessus.

Que signifie « upper left » ?

Situated in or oriented toward the upper left part of a surface or space.

Comment écouter « upper left » dans des phrases réelles ?

Cette page contient 545 exemples vidéo de « upper left » avec sous-titres synchronisés. Utilisez Précédent / Suivant (ou les flèches ← / →) pour écouter chaque passage.

What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “upper left”?

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⁄).