Come pronunciare «delay» in inglese
dɪˈleɪ
dih·LAY
Accento principale: LAY
Ascolta madrelingua dire «delay» nel contesto di video reali
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “delay”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
dih
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
LAY
Gliding diphthong with sustained vocal resonance.
Primary emphasis falls on the second syllable ("LAY"). 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 "delay" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "delay is" sounds like "delay-iz").
In natural sentences, avoid over-stressing "delay" unless it conveys the core contrast or focal point of your message.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“delay from Earth. So now I get into Astrobee, some of the really exciting stuff we're working on today.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“delay whereas here there's a chance that I can make it and so one of the final”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“delay your reactions. But mostly, I've trained myself and I must say my meditation practices helped me”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“delay and and the kind of dispute over it it's a very serious blow to a very”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“delay the reward it's a little bit like the the restaurant that may or may not”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“delay that led to my dad's death of the ambulance service right and I had also”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
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delay from Earth. So now I get into Astrobee, some of the really exciting stuff we're working on today.
Ascolta nel contesto: “delay”
6976 clipThe Inglese word “delay” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as dɪˈleɪ (phonetic respelling: dih-LAY). Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (dih · LAY), with primary lexical stress placed on the 2nd syllable (LAY). Grammatically, “delay” functions as a noun, verb and acts as an English heteronym where syllable stress shifts between noun (initial-syllable stress) and verb (second-syllable stress) usage. SayItVid indexes 6976 authentic Inglese video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “delay” 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 · @26:44
“to be on a deep space spacecraft and a long communication delay from Earth. So now I get into Astrobee, some of the really exciting stuff we're working on today. So now I get into Astrobee, some of the really exciting stuff”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #2 · @14:21
“I had a guarantee of outcome I didn't want it was just out a delay whereas here there's a chance that I can make it and so one of the final kind of framework for making the decision was guaranteed bad chance at”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #3 · @105:18
“the heck was I thinking about? I'm glad you didn't send that." You know, you delay your reactions. But mostly, I've trained myself and I must say my meditation practices helped me must say my meditation practices helped me”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #4 · @0:33
“shown on television of course Mark loen is in Jerusalem Mark how serious is this delay and and the kind of dispute over it it's a very serious blow to a very fragile ceasefire Lauren remember a couple of weeks ago Hamas had threatened”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @4:56
“animals make going back and forth uh between a stimulus and a response but we delay the reward it's a little bit like the the restaurant that may or may not appear on the road um and we can ask how long is an animal willing to wait for”
Definizione e significato: “delay”
- A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
- An audio effects unit that introduces a controlled delay.
- To put off until a later time; to defer.
- To retard; to temporarily stop, detain, or hinder.
Frasi di esempio nel contesto (3)
- “the delay before the echo of a sound”
- “The 8-bit sound quality of many early delays did indeed leave a lot to be desired (compare this to the 16-bit digital technology of CDs)”
- “delay from Earth. So now I get into Astrobee, some of the really exciting stuff we're working on today.”
Frasi ed espressioni comuni
Pronuncia: “delay”
- Pronunciation:
- dih-LAY
- Sillabe:
- dih · LAY
- Written Hyphenation:
- de · lay
- Accento principale:
- LAY
- IPA:
- dɪˈleɪ
- Ascolta nel contesto
- delay
Sinonimi: “delay”
Ascolta parole semanticamente correlate a “delay” in veri spezzoni video:
Parole che fanno rima con “delay”
-eɪParole con suono identico (Omofoni)
Suono unicoNessun omofono noto per "delay" (⁄dɪˈleɪ⁄).
Domande frequenti su «delay»
Come si pronuncia «delay» in inglese?
«delay» si pronuncia ⁄dɪˈleɪ⁄ (dih-LAY). Ascolta i video clip di madrelingua sopra per sentirla in una conversazione reale.
Quante sillabe ha «delay»?
«delay» ha 2 sillabe: dih · LAY.
Dov’è l’accento in «delay»?
L’accento principale in «delay» cade su «LAY». Presta attenzione alla sillaba accentata nei video sopra.
Cosa significa «delay»?
A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
Come posso ascoltare «delay» in frasi reali?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “delay”?
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⁄).