איך להגות "about" באנגלית
əˈbaʊt
ə·BOWT
הטעמה ראשית: BOWT
שמעו דוברי שפת אם אומרים about בהקשר על פני קטעי וידאו אמיתיים
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “about”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
ə
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
BOWT
Gliding diphthong with sustained vocal resonance.
Primary emphasis falls on the second syllable ("BOWT"). 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 "about" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "about is" sounds like "about-iz").
In natural sentences, avoid over-stressing "about" unless it conveys the core contrast or focal point of your message.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“About one third of the dollars that we're spending on health care are on administrative tasks, paperwork, facts.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“about hey how do therefore evaluate students and to me and I've just started experimenting in my class where they all use CH GPS is so so so what what is my role now well actually I have”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“about they show a lot of concern for you and so on.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“about this actually comes from left-brain technology.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“about today, that to live up to its promise, we have evolved democracy in the past,”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“about how things are going. They can give us guidance about what's working and what's not.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
התאמן בהגיית “about”
האזן להגיית דוברי שפת אם, הקלט את עצמך חוזר על המשפט וקבל ציון דיוק מילה במילה בזמן אמת.
About one third of the dollars that we're spending on health care are on administrative tasks, paperwork, facts.
שמעו זאת בהקשר: “about”
1,831,719 קטעי וידאוThe אנגלית word “about” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as əˈbaʊt (phonetic respelling: ə-BOWT). Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (ə · BOWT), with primary lexical stress placed on the 2nd syllable (BOWT). Grammatically, “about” functions as a preposition, adverb, adjective, verb. SayItVid indexes 1,831,719 authentic אנגלית video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “about” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USClip #1 · @7:58
“that the best estimates are. About one third of the dollars that we're spending on health care are on administrative tasks, paperwork, facts. spending on health care are on administrative tasks,”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #2 · @33:16
“comes with challenges and risks but now it's very interesting what it does is it forces you to think about hey how do therefore evaluate students and to me and I've just started experimenting in my class where they all use CH GPS is so so so what what is my role now well actually I have in my class where they all use CH GPS is so so so what what is my role now well actually I have”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #3 · @16:49
“you pick it up. It's an old friend. You talk to an old friend for an hour about your life, about they show a lot of concern for you and so on. And it was a wonderful conversation. You hang up and 10 minutes later, you get an email. It's from uh it's from Meta. Meta says,”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #4 · @27:36
“using it. Now, a lot of what I know about this actually comes from left-brain technology. It actually comes from the study of neuroscience, in which left-brain technology. It actually comes”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @1:25
“that's the point I want to talk with you about today, that to live up to its promise, we have evolved democracy in the past, promise, we have evolved democracy in”
הגדרה ומשמעות: “about”
- In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of; around.
- Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro in; throughout.
- On all sides, or in every or any direction from a point; around.
- Here and there; around; in one place and another; up and down.
- Moving around or in motion; astir.
- In existence; being in evidence; apparent.
- To change the course of (a ship) to the other tack; to bring (a ship) about.
- To about-face (turn 180 degrees, like a soldier).
משפטי דוגמה בהקשר (3)
- “The snake was coiled about his ankle.”
- “Rubbish was strewn about the place.”
- “About one third of the dollars that we're spending on health care are on administrative tasks, paperwork, facts.”
ביטויים וצירופי מילים נפוצים
הגייה: “about”
- Pronunciation:
- ə-BOWT
- הברות:
- ə · BOWT
- Written Hyphenation:
- a · bout
- הטעמה ראשית:
- BOWT
- IPA:
- əˈbaʊt
- שמעו זאת בהקשר
- about
מילים נרדפות: “about”
האזן למילים הקשורות במשמעותן ל-“about” בקטעי וידאו אמיתיים:
חרוזים עבור “about”
-aʊtמילים בעלות צליל זהה (הומופונים)
צליל ייחודילא ידועים הומופונים מדויקים עבור "about" (⁄əˈbaʊt⁄).
שאלות נפוצות על about
איך הוגים את המילה "about" באנגלית?
המילה "about" נהגית ⁄əˈbaʊt⁄ (ə-BOWT). האזינו לקטעי הווידאו של דובری אנגלית שפת אם למעלה כדי לשמוע אותה בשיחה אמיתית.
כמה הברות יש במילה "about"?
במילה "about" יש 2 הברות: ə · BOWT.
איפה ההטעמה במילה "about"?
ההטעמה הראשית במילה "about" היא על "BOWT". שימו לב להברה המוטעמת בקטעי הווידאו למעלה.
מה הפירוש של "about"?
In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of; around.
איך אפשר לשמוע את "about" במשפטים אמיתיים?
עמוד זה כולל 1831719 דוגמאות וידאו אותנטיות של "about" עם כתוביות מסונכרנות. השתמשו בכפתורי הקודם / הבא (או בחצים ← / →) כדי להאזין לרגע המדויק שבו המילה נאמרת.
What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “about”?
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⁄).