איך להגות "cantankerous" באנגלית
kænˈtæŋ.kər.əs
kan·TANG·kər·əs
הטעמה ראשית: TANG
שמעו דוברי שפת אם אומרים cantankerous בהקשר על פני קטעי וידאו אמיתיים
well. So in Adams we have this sort of cantankerous, sometimes bemused, more often irritated, occasionally self-aware, sometimes really not, sometimes bemused, more often irritated,
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “cantankerous”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
kan
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
TANG
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
kər
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
əs
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
Primary emphasis falls on the second syllable ("TANG"). Elevate 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 "cantankerous" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "cantankerous is" sounds like "cantankerous-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "cantankerous" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“So in Adams we have this sort of cantankerous, sometimes bemused, more often irritated, occasionally self-aware, sometimes really not,”— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“maybe she's just cantankerous, maybe you're skipping out on church, maybe you're Sabbath breaking.”— WIREDWatch clip
“predict and cantankerous solar activity is seriously messed up transit systems made cell phones stop working given us Ultra bad sunburns and radiated the crap”— SciShowWatch clip
“As an econ major at Middlebury who been subject to some fairly cantankerous in class debates, I can only imagine what it's like when”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“I imagine he's a fairly cantankerous employee and I wanted to ask you, what's it like being his boss?”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“And sometimes we can be just cantankerous and blah blah blah blah blah, but we still go.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
התאמן בהגיית “cantankerous”
האזן להגיית דוברי שפת אם, הקלט את עצמך חוזר על המשפט וקבל ציון דיוק מילה במילה בזמן אמת.
So in Adams we have this sort of cantankerous, sometimes bemused, more often irritated, occasionally self-aware, sometimes really not,
שמעו זאת בהקשר: “cantankerous”
25 קטעי וידאוThe אנגלית word “cantankerous” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as kænˈtæŋ.kər.əs (phonetic respelling: kan-TANG-kər-əs). Phonologically, it consists of 4 syllables (kan · TANG · kər · əs), with primary lexical stress placed on the 2nd syllable (TANG). Grammatically, “cantankerous” functions as a adjective. SayItVid indexes 25 authentic אנגלית video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “cantankerous” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from YaleCourses, WIRED, SciShow.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USYaleCoursesClip #1 · @34:37
“well. So in Adams we have this sort of cantankerous, sometimes bemused, more often irritated, occasionally self-aware, sometimes really not, sometimes bemused, more often irritated,”
- 🇺🇸 USWIREDClip #2 · @22:02
“maybe she's widowed, maybe she's poor, maybe she's just cantankerous, maybe you're skipping out on church, maybe you're Sabbath breaking. maybe you're skipping out on church,”
- 🇺🇸 USSciShowClip #3 · @1:56
“understanding of the sun which has been surprisingly variable and hard to predict and cantankerous solar activity is seriously messed up transit systems made cell phones stop working given us Ultra bad sunburns and radiated the crap made cell phones stop working given us Ultra bad sunburns and radiated the crap”
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #4 · @23:01
“reflections. As an econ major at Middlebury who been subject to some fairly cantankerous in class debates, I can only imagine what it's like when subject to some fairly cantankerous in”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @34:03
“man in the world. I imagine he's a fairly cantankerous employee and I wanted to ask you, what's it like being his boss? cantankerous employee and”
הגדרה ומשמעות: “cantankerous”
- Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.
משפטי דוגמה בהקשר (3)
- “"She is a cantankerous old maid," added another, whom I recognised, by his voice, as a man whose attentions I had put a determined check to not six weeks before: "she is a cantankerous old maid, fretting and snarling over the loss of her beauty."”
- “So in Adams we have this sort of cantankerous, sometimes bemused, more often irritated, occasionally self-aware, sometimes really not,”
- “maybe she's just cantankerous, maybe you're skipping out on church, maybe you're Sabbath breaking.”
ביטויים וצירופי מילים נפוצים
הגייה: “cantankerous”
- Pronunciation:
- kan-TANG-kər-əs
- הברות:
- kan · TANG · kər · əs
- Written Hyphenation:
- can · tan · ker · ous
- הטעמה ראשית:
- TANG
- IPA:
- kænˈtæŋ.kər.əs
- שמעו זאת בהקשר
- cantankerous
מילים נרדפות: “cantankerous”
האזן למילים הקשורות במשמעותן ל-“cantankerous” בקטעי וידאו אמיתיים:
חרוזים עבור “cantankerous”
-æŋkərəsמילים בעלות צליל זהה (הומופונים)
צליל ייחודילא ידועים הומופונים מדויקים עבור "cantankerous" (⁄kænˈtæŋ.kər.əs⁄).
שאלות נפוצות על cantankerous
איך הוגים את המילה "cantankerous" באנגלית?
המילה "cantankerous" נהגית ⁄kænˈtæŋ.kər.əs⁄ (kan-TANG-kər-əs). האזינו לקטעי הווידאו של דובری אנגלית שפת אם למעלה כדי לשמוע אותה בשיחה אמיתית.
כמה הברות יש במילה "cantankerous"?
במילה "cantankerous" יש 4 הברות: kan · TANG · kər · əs.
איפה ההטעמה במילה "cantankerous"?
ההטעמה הראשית במילה "cantankerous" היא על "TANG". שימו לב להברה המוטעמת בקטעי הווידאו למעלה.
מה הפירוש של "cantankerous"?
Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.
איך אפשר לשמוע את "cantankerous" במשפטים אמיתיים?
עמוד זה כולל 25 דוגמאות וידאו אותנטיות של "cantankerous" 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 “cantankerous”?
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⁄).