Come pronunciare «costly» in inglese
ˈkɒst.li
KOST·lee
Accento principale: KOST
Ascolta madrelingua dire «costly» nel contesto di video reali
can use information information is costly to obtain costly to store costly to retrieve but information that is coded within a narrative sequence is to retrieve but information that is
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “costly”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
KOST
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
lee
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("KOST"). 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 "costly" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "costly is" sounds like "costly-iz").
In natural sentences, avoid over-stressing "costly" unless it conveys the core contrast or focal point of your message.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“costly to obtain costly to store costly to retrieve but information that is coded within a narrative sequence is”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“costly and wasn't structured appropriately and we had regulatory and supervisory oversight of savings and loans that was inappropriate”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“costly in uh in human lives in global reputation in money and so on so china would much rather”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“costly to go to a school like that.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“costly way of of resolving that they the the lender loses money the borrower uh”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“costly is the antithesis of that?”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
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costly to obtain costly to store costly to retrieve but information that is coded within a narrative sequence is
Ascolta nel contesto: “costly”
2849 clipThe Inglese word “costly” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˈkɒst.li (phonetic respelling: KOST-lee). Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (KOST · lee), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (KOST). Grammatically, “costly” functions as a adjective, noun. SayItVid indexes 2849 authentic Inglese video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “costly” 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 · @8:16
“can use information information is costly to obtain costly to store costly to retrieve but information that is coded within a narrative sequence is to retrieve but information that is”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #2 · @11:22
“it certainly was we had a Deposit Insurance Scheme that was extremely costly and wasn't structured appropriately and we had regulatory and supervisory oversight of savings and loans that was inappropriate supervisory oversight of savings and loans that was inappropriate”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #3 · @2:08
“but to invade it would take up to two million men and it would be hugely costly in uh in human lives in global reputation in money and so on so china would much rather in money and so on so china would much rather”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #4 · @33:15
“places like the Columbia we have so many applications. And this is a terrible economy and it's fairly costly to go to a school like that. And people want to become writers quite desperately. to become writers quite desperately.”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @0:19
“foreclosures are expensive for uh for everybody they're they're a very uh costly way of of resolving that they the the lender loses money the borrower uh is has has her life disrupted it's very very bad thing guess the question all”
Definizione e significato: “costly”
- Of high cost; expensive.
- Short for costly colours.
Frasi di esempio nel contesto (3)
- “a costly activity”
- “Costly is a simpler game than cribbage.”
- “costly to obtain costly to store costly to retrieve but information that is coded within a narrative sequence is”
Frasi ed espressioni comuni
Pronuncia: “costly”
- Pronunciation:
- KOST-lee
- Sillabe:
- KOST · lee
- Written Hyphenation:
- cost · ly
- Accento principale:
- KOST
- IPA:
- ˈkɒst.li
- Ascolta nel contesto
- costly
Sinonimi: “costly”
Ascolta parole semanticamente correlate a “costly” in veri spezzoni video:
Parole che fanno rima con “costly”
-ɒstliParole con suono identico (Omofoni)
Suono unicoNessun omofono noto per "costly" (⁄ˈkɒst.li⁄).
Domande frequenti su «costly»
Come si pronuncia «costly» in inglese?
«costly» si pronuncia ⁄ˈkɒst.li⁄ (KOST-lee). Ascolta i video clip di madrelingua sopra per sentirla in una conversazione reale.
Quante sillabe ha «costly»?
«costly» ha 2 sillabe: KOST · lee.
Dov’è l’accento in «costly»?
L’accento principale in «costly» cade su «KOST». Presta attenzione alla sillaba accentata nei video sopra.
Cosa significa «costly»?
Of high cost; expensive.
Come posso ascoltare «costly» in frasi reali?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “costly”?
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⁄).