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Come pronunciare «genu» in inglese

genu si pronuncia ˈd͡ʒiˌnu, con accento principale sulla sillaba «D͡ZHEE». Ascolta madrelingua autentici pronunciarlo in 24 clip con sottotitoli sincronizzati e timestamp qui sotto.

ˈd͡ʒiˌnu

D͡ZHEE·noo

Accento principale: D͡ZHEE

Accento:
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IPAˈd͡ʒiˌnu
SayD͡ZHEE-noo
SillabeD͡ZHEE · noo
Ascolta nel contestoUS
53:25
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Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “genu”

Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence

ˈd͡ʒiˌnu

Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution

Syllable 1Primary Stress

D͡ZHEE

Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.

Syllable 2Unstressed

noo

Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.

Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("D͡ZHEE"). 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 followed by a vowel, insert a subtle glide (/w/ or /j/) to connect into the subsequent word without an abrupt glottal stop.

⏱️ Stress-Timed Rhythm

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

Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context

Verified Transcripts
“her senses no words packing their instruments flies returning to genu Fleck at their knees and Aunt May's face”
— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“Anterior end is the genu, the caudal end is the splenium because of its shape in humans.”
— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“village where I come from there was no one um who studied genu or I had no”
— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“pace of History itself picked up Obama is ushered in a new age without genu flecting before the Old Guard of black political and intellectual leaders what”
— StanfordWatch clip
“and say do you mind if I join you what a concept do you mind if I genu”
— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“um when he uses these real really genu general terms obviously but I know that”
— Native SpeakerWatch clip
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The Inglese word “genu” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˈd͡ʒiˌnu (phonetic respelling: D͡ZHEE-noo). Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (D͡ZHEE · noo), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (D͡ZHEE). Grammatically, “genu” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 24 authentic Inglese video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “genu” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from Harvard University, MIT OpenCourseWare, TEDx Talks.

Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)

  • 🇺🇸 USHarvard University
    Clip #1 · @53:25
    “fowl and a child they can't say how it tore down her senses no words packing their instruments flies returning to genu Fleck at their knees and Aunt May's face instruments flies returning to genu Fleck at their knees and Aunt May's face”
  • 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWare
    Clip #2 · @16:08
    “That's the caudal end of the corpus collosum. Anterior end is the genu, the caudal end is the splenium because of its shape in humans. is the splenium because of its shape in humans.”
  • 🇺🇸 USTEDx Talks
    Clip #3 · @12:51
    “University in this country I solded that seed at that point of time in a rural village where I come from there was no one um who studied genu or I had no contacts or Elin or former students over there but I I cherished I nourished the”
  • 🇺🇸 USStanford
    Clip #4 · @5:42
    “place gradualist politics proved not to be the one and only way it's as if the pace of History itself picked up Obama is ushered in a new age without genu flecting before the Old Guard of black political and intellectual leaders what flecting before the Old Guard of black political and intellectual leaders what”
  • 🇺🇸 USNews24
    Clip #5 · @22:58
    “country's independence day. I mean, I just asked the simple question, why the hell are we celebrating Pakistan's Independence Day? I mean, I genu I just hell are we celebrating Pakistan's”

Definizione e significato: “genu”

NOUN
  • The knee.

Frasi di esempio nel contesto (2)

  • “her senses no words packing their instruments flies returning to genu Fleck at their knees and Aunt May's face”
  • “Anterior end is the genu, the caudal end is the splenium because of its shape in humans.”

Frasi ed espressioni comuni

genu fleckgenu generalstudied genu

Pronuncia: “genu”

Pronunciation:
D͡ZHEE-noo
Sillabe:
D͡ZHEE · noo
Written Hyphenation:
ge · nu
Accento principale:
D͡ZHEE
IPA:
ˈd͡ʒiˌnu
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Parole che fanno rima con “genu”

-iˌnu
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Parole con suono identico (Omofoni)

Suono unico
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Nessun omofono noto per "genu" (⁄ˈd͡ʒiˌnu⁄).

Domande frequenti su «genu»

Come si pronuncia «genu» in inglese?

«genu» si pronuncia ⁄ˈd͡ʒiˌnu⁄ (D͡ZHEE-noo). Ascolta i video clip di madrelingua sopra per sentirla in una conversazione reale.

Quante sillabe ha «genu»?

«genu» ha 2 sillabe: D͡ZHEE · noo.

Dov’è l’accento in «genu»?

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

Cosa significa «genu»?

The knee.

Come posso ascoltare «genu» in frasi reali?

Questa pagina offre 24 esempi video di «genu» con sottotitoli sincronizzati. Usa Precedente / Successivo (o le frecce ← / →) per ascoltare ogni momento esatto.

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

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⁄).