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Come pronunciare «asleep» in inglese

asleep si pronuncia əˈsliːp, con accento principale sulla sillaba «SLEEP». Ascolta madrelingua autentici pronunciarlo in 5788 clip con sottotitoli sincronizzati e timestamp qui sotto.

əˈsliːp

ə·SLEEP

Accento principale: SLEEP

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IPAəˈsliːp
Sayə-SLEEP
Sillabeə · SLEEP
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7:46

her parents bedroom her father was still asleep his holstered gun gleamed Darkly in the light that crept in around the lowered shade she closed the door in the light that crept in around the

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Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “asleep”

Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence

əˈsliːp

Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution

Syllable 1Unstressed

ə

Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.

Syllable 2Primary Stress

SLEEP

Tense long vowel with sustained acoustic resonance.

Primary emphasis falls on the second syllable ("SLEEP"). Raise your pitch and sustain the vowel length on this syllable while relaxing the surrounding syllables.

Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes

⚠️ Unstressed Syllable Vowel Reduction (Schwa ⁄ə⁄)

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

🔗 Consonant-Vowel Linking (Liaison)

When "asleep" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "asleep is" sounds like "asleep-iz").

⏱️ Stress-Timed Rhythm

In natural sentences, avoid over-stressing "asleep" unless it conveys the core contrast or focal point of your message.

Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context

Verified Transcripts
“asleep his holstered gun gleamed Darkly in the light that crept in around the lowered shade she closed the door”
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“asleep some patients have depressed mood um a lot of patients will have sleepwalking or night tears or sleep”
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“asleep are sunlight exposure to the eyes.”
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“asleep, you know, that's rude.”
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“asleep and getting as much sleep as you can in the intervening periods provided that you guys aren't”
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“asleep, What about this one?”
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The Inglese word “asleep” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as əˈsliːp (phonetic respelling: ə-SLEEP). Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (ə · SLEEP), with primary lexical stress placed on the 2nd syllable (SLEEP). Grammatically, “asleep” functions as a adjective. SayItVid indexes 5788 authentic Inglese video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “asleep” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents.

Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)

  • 🇺🇸 US
    Clip #1 · @7:46
    “her parents bedroom her father was still asleep his holstered gun gleamed Darkly in the light that crept in around the lowered shade she closed the door in the light that crept in around the”
  • 🇺🇸 US
    Clip #2 · @10:00
    “difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep some patients have depressed mood um a lot of patients will have sleepwalking or night tears or sleep um a lot of patients will have”
  • 🇺🇸 US
    Clip #3 · @126:24
    “nucleus the main inputs that drive when you're alert and when you want to be asleep are sunlight exposure to the eyes. This is the whole basis for that morning sunlight exposure. Physical activity morning sunlight exposure. Physical activity”
  • 🇺🇸 US
    Clip #4 · @63:13
    “energy dump halfway through a conversation. I don't want to fall asleep, you know, that's rude. That would be yeah. Midway through the conversation. So I've not eaten yet. Interesting. conversation. So I've not eaten yet. Interesting.”
  • 🇺🇸 US
    Clip #5 · @34:00
    “going to want to stay awake it's going to be hard to just immediately fall asleep and getting as much sleep as you can in the intervening periods provided that you guys aren't the intervening periods provided that you guys aren't”

Definizione e significato: “asleep”

Audio
ADJECTIVE
  • In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting.
  • Inattentive.

Frasi di esempio nel contesto (3)

  • “I was asleep when you called.”
  • “How could you miss that? Were you asleep?”
  • “asleep his holstered gun gleamed Darkly in the light that crept in around the lowered shade she closed the door”

Frasi ed espressioni comuni

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Pronuncia: “asleep”

Pronunciation:
ə-SLEEP
Sillabe:
ə · SLEEP
Written Hyphenation:
a · sleep
Accento principale:
SLEEP
IPA:
əˈsliːp
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Come si pronuncia «asleep» in inglese?

«asleep» si pronuncia ⁄əˈsliːp⁄ (ə-SLEEP). Ascolta i video clip di madrelingua sopra per sentirla in una conversazione reale.

Quante sillabe ha «asleep»?

«asleep» ha 2 sillabe: ə · SLEEP.

Dov’è l’accento in «asleep»?

L’accento principale in «asleep» cade su «SLEEP». Presta attenzione alla sillaba accentata nei video sopra.

Cosa significa «asleep»?

In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting.

Come posso ascoltare «asleep» in frasi reali?

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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “asleep”?

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⁄).