Come pronunciare «american» in inglese
əˈmɛrɪkən
ə·MAIR·ih·kən
Accento principale: MAIR
Ascolta madrelingua dire «american» nel contesto di video reali
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “american”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
ə
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
MAIR
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
ih
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
kən
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
Primary emphasis falls on the second syllable ("MAIR"). 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 "american" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "american is" sounds like "american-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "american" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“American patriots. You know, we can't support this kind of attack on our political system." And they departed his presence.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“American. We are almost the intersection I will say between the approximately 15% of the US population which”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“American Sign Language, depending on how you sign it, but I was thinking of like "cats love I."”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“American writers and intellectuals pointed at geopolitics and said that they had been an essential accomplish to Nazism,”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“American culture and especially the culture of, you know, younger millennials and Gen Z who were locked”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“"American Horror Story," "Billions," "Bull," "Homeland," and "Girls."”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
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American patriots. You know, we can't support this kind of attack on our political system." And they departed his presence.
Ascolta nel contesto: “american”
85.029 clipThe Inglese word “american” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as əˈmɛrɪkən (phonetic respelling: ə-MAIR-ih-kən). Phonologically, it consists of 4 syllables (ə · MAIR · ih · kən), with primary lexical stress placed on the 2nd syllable (MAIR). Grammatically, “american” functions as a noun, adjective. SayItVid indexes 85.029 authentic Inglese video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “american” 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 · @13:11
“much for us. You know, we're we're American patriots. You know, we can't support this kind of attack on our political system." And they departed his presence. support this kind of attack on our”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #2 · @4:32
“off the Afro Latino community. Finna typically African American. We are almost the intersection I will say between the approximately 15% of the US population which between the approximately 15% of the US population which”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #3 · @38:47
“Malagasy, spoken in Madagascar, "love cats I." American Sign Language, depending on how you sign it, but I was thinking of like "cats love I." but I was thinking of like "cats love I."”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #4 · @5:53
“was that, in the 1940s, American magazines, American writers and intellectuals pointed at geopolitics and said that they had been an essential accomplish to Nazism, at geopolitics and said that they”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @14:47
“a larger phenomenon in American culture and especially the culture of, you know, younger millennials and Gen Z who were locked culture of, you know, younger”
Definizione e significato: “american”
- A citizen or national of the United States of America.
- Any inhabitant of the Americas.
- Of, from, or pertaining to the United States of America, its people, or its culture.
- Of, from, or pertaining to the Americas.
Frasi di esempio nel contesto (3)
- “Americans! your republican politics, not less than your republican religion, are flagrantly inconsistent. You boast of your love of liberty, your superior civilization, and your pure Christianity, while the whole political power of the nation... is solemnly pledged to support and perpetuate the enslavement of three millions of your countrymen.”
- “He married an American woman in order to get an American passport.”
- “American patriots. You know, we can't support this kind of attack on our political system." And they departed his presence.”
Frasi ed espressioni comuni
Pronuncia: “american”
- Pronunciation:
- ə-MAIR-ih-kən
- Sillabe:
- ə · MAIR · ih · kən
- Written Hyphenation:
- a · mer · i · can
- Accento principale:
- MAIR
- IPA:
- əˈmɛrɪkən
- Ascolta nel contesto
- american
Sinonimi: “american”
Ascolta parole semanticamente correlate a “american” in veri spezzoni video:
Parole che fanno rima con “american”
-ɛrɪkənParole con suono identico (Omofoni)
Suono unicoNessun omofono noto per "american" (⁄əˈmɛrɪkən⁄).
Domande frequenti su «american»
Come si pronuncia «american» in inglese?
«american» si pronuncia ⁄əˈmɛrɪkən⁄ (ə-MAIR-ih-kən). Ascolta i video clip di madrelingua sopra per sentirla in una conversazione reale.
Quante sillabe ha «american»?
«american» ha 4 sillabe: ə · MAIR · ih · kən.
Dov’è l’accento in «american»?
L’accento principale in «american» cade su «MAIR». Presta attenzione alla sillaba accentata nei video sopra.
Cosa significa «american»?
A citizen or national of the United States of America.
Come posso ascoltare «american» in frasi reali?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “american”?
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⁄).