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Consonant Contrast

איך להגות vest מול west

ניגוד פונטי מרכזי

‘Vest’ starts with labiodental /v/ (⁄vɛst⁄); ‘west’ starts with bilabial /w/ (⁄wɛst⁄).

הבדל: Fricative /v/ vs glide /w/

vest

⁄vɛst⁄

הברות

VEST

הגדרה:

A sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, worn over a shirt, and often as part of a suit; a waistcoat.

“The Jones man was looking at her hard. Now he reached into the hatch of his vest and fetched out a couple of cigars, everlasting big ones, with gilt bands on them.”

west

⁄wɛst⁄

הברות

WEST

הגדרה:

The direction opposite to that of the earth's rotation, specifically 270°.

“We used to live in the west of the country.”

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שאלות נפוצות: vest מול west

Difference between vest and west?

‘Vest’ starts with labiodental /v/ (⁄vɛst⁄); ‘west’ starts with bilabial /w/ (⁄wɛst⁄).

Syllable stress in vest vs west?

"vest" has 1 syllables (vest). "west" has 1 syllables (west).

Why are vest and west easily confused?

Fricative /v/ vs glide /w/

Example sentences for vest and west?

"vest": The Jones man was looking at her hard. Now he reached into the hatch of his vest and fetched out a couple of cigars, everlasting big ones, with gilt bands on them. "west": We used to live in the west of the country.