Come pronunciare «almost» in inglese
ˈɔːl.moʊst
AWL·mohst
Accento principale: AWL
Ascolta madrelingua dire «almost» nel contesto di video reali
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “almost”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
AWL
Gliding diphthong with sustained vocal resonance.
mohst
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("AWL"). 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 "almost" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "almost is" sounds like "almost-iz").
In natural sentences, avoid over-stressing "almost" unless it conveys the core contrast or focal point of your message.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“- Almost every living creature from polar bears to birds to fish, I mean, this stuff is being found everywhere.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“almost everybody was yes.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“Almost as fast as it could possibly happen, the basic ingredients on Earth, which matched the basic ingredients of”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“almost like a mobius strip, where you do come around to the same point, but it's on a different level, right?”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“almost by definition. Because it tells me that my brain which does all the thinking is not my”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“Almost all modern lens systems in cameras and microscopes use some sort of correcting divergent lens.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
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- Almost every living creature from polar bears to birds to fish, I mean, this stuff is being found everywhere.
Ascolta nel contesto: “almost”
128.742 clipThe Inglese word “almost” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˈɔːl.moʊst (phonetic respelling: AWL-mohst). Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (AWL · mohst), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (AWL). Grammatically, “almost” functions as a adverb, noun. SayItVid indexes 128.742 authentic Inglese video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “almost” 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 · @30:40
“Every continent, including Antarctica, has PFAS all over it. - Almost every living creature from polar bears to birds to fish, I mean, this stuff is being found everywhere. from polar bears to birds to fish,”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #2 · @1:57
“decades, generations, the answer for almost everybody was yes. People had a strong sense of meaning in their lives, but then something happened. The strong sense of meaning in their lives,”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #3 · @31:41
“like 5% of the timeline of the Earth. Almost as fast as it could possibly happen, the basic ingredients on Earth, which matched the basic ingredients of happen, the basic ingredients on Earth,”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #4 · @44:00
“time we come around. You know, there's somebody who described history as not a circle, but like, almost like a mobius strip, where you do come around to the same point, but it's on a different level, right? And I feel like we've had to deal with this, what are Americans going to do to level, right? And I feel like we've had to deal with this, what are Americans going to do to”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @22:53
“because it destroys rationality by almost by definition. Because it tells me that my brain which does all the thinking is not my me that my brain”
Definizione e significato: “almost”
- Very close to, but not quite.
- Up to, except for a negligible set (where negligible is not universally but contextually defined).
- Something or someone that doesn't quite make it.
Frasi di esempio nel contesto (3)
- “Almost all people went there.”
- “almost all”
- “- Almost every living creature from polar bears to birds to fish, I mean, this stuff is being found everywhere.”
Frasi ed espressioni comuni
Pronuncia: “almost”
- Pronunciation:
- AWL-mohst
- Sillabe:
- AWL · mohst
- Written Hyphenation:
- al · most
- Accento principale:
- AWL
- IPA:
- ˈɔːl.moʊst
- Ascolta nel contesto
- almost
Sinonimi: “almost”
Ascolta parole semanticamente correlate a “almost” in veri spezzoni video:
Parole che fanno rima con “almost”
-ɔlmoʊstParole con suono identico (Omofoni)
Suono unicoNessun omofono noto per "almost" (⁄ˈɔːl.moʊst⁄).
Domande frequenti su «almost»
Come si pronuncia «almost» in inglese?
«almost» si pronuncia ⁄ˈɔːl.moʊst⁄ (AWL-mohst). Ascolta i video clip di madrelingua sopra per sentirla in una conversazione reale.
Quante sillabe ha «almost»?
«almost» ha 2 sillabe: AWL · mohst.
Dov’è l’accento in «almost»?
L’accento principale in «almost» cade su «AWL». Presta attenzione alla sillaba accentata nei video sopra.
Cosa significa «almost»?
Very close to, but not quite.
Come posso ascoltare «almost» in frasi reali?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “almost”?
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⁄).