Come pronunciare «hunker» in inglese
ˈhʌŋ.kər
HUHNG·kər
Accento principale: HUHNG
Ascolta madrelingua dire «hunker» nel contesto di video reali
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “hunker”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
HUHNG
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
kər
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("HUHNG"). 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 "hunker" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "hunker is" sounds like "hunker-iz").
In natural sentences, avoid over-stressing "hunker" unless it conveys the core contrast or focal point of your message.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“They can hunker down inside cells and remain dormant for long periods of time —a feat known as latency.”— SciShowWatch clip
“faith either to hunker down and hang on tighter to their edge of truth what we”— StanfordWatch clip
“hunker down in their foxholes then they called in the Navy”— Smithsonian ChannelWatch clip
“sudden everybody has to hunker down stop spending and you get an immediate crisis in the economy and that will happen and it's not like you can predict when it'll”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“I was going to hunker down and I was going to figure this out, and three days were going to do it.”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“So we gotta hunker down and make it through this storm, but I think we will.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
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They can hunker down inside cells and remain dormant for long periods of time —a feat known as latency.
Ascolta nel contesto: “hunker”
137 clipThe Inglese word “hunker” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˈhʌŋ.kər (phonetic respelling: HUHNG-kər). Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (HUHNG · kər), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (HUHNG). Grammatically, “hunker” functions as a verb, noun and acts as an English heteronym where syllable stress shifts between noun (initial-syllable stress) and verb (second-syllable stress) usage. SayItVid indexes 137 authentic Inglese video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “hunker” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from SciShow, Stanford, Smithsonian Channel.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USSciShowClip #1 · @2:22
“And they’ll have it forever, because herpesviruses can do something few viruses can. They can hunker down inside cells and remain dormant for long periods of time —a feat known as latency. —a feat known as latency.”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #2 · @19:21
“dawning awareness of that relative izing tendency has also led a lot of people of faith either to hunker down and hang on tighter to their edge of truth what we tend to call fundamentalism or to throw in the towel and say well if what I”
- 🇺🇸 USSmithsonian ChannelClip #3 · @1:29
“strategy leaders order ground troops to hunker down in their foxholes then they called in the Navy called in the Navy”
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #4 · @26:11
“Home Loans are 10% auto loans are 133% that affects Main Street all of a sudden everybody has to hunker down stop spending and you get an immediate crisis in the economy and that will happen and it's not like you can predict when it'll in the economy and that will happen and it's not like you can predict when it'll”
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #5 · @6:10
“but I decided to take a three day business retreat. I was going to hunker down and I was going to figure this out, and three days were going to do it. and three days were going to do it.”
Definizione e significato: “hunker”
- To crouch or squat close to the ground or lie down.
- To apply oneself to a task.
- A political conservative.
Frasi di esempio nel contesto (3)
- “Get out of the mobile home and hunker in a ditch”
- “They can hunker down inside cells and remain dormant for long periods of time —a feat known as latency.”
- “faith either to hunker down and hang on tighter to their edge of truth what we”
Pronuncia: “hunker”
- Pronunciation:
- HUHNG-kər
- Sillabe:
- HUHNG · kər
- Written Hyphenation:
- hun · ker
- Accento principale:
- HUHNG
- IPA:
- ˈhʌŋ.kər
- Ascolta nel contesto
- hunker
Sinonimi: “hunker”
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Parole che fanno rima con “hunker”
-ʌŋkərParole con suono identico (Omofoni)
Suono unicoNessun omofono noto per "hunker" (⁄ˈhʌŋ.kər⁄).
Domande frequenti su «hunker»
Come si pronuncia «hunker» in inglese?
«hunker» si pronuncia ⁄ˈhʌŋ.kər⁄ (HUHNG-kər). Ascolta i video clip di madrelingua sopra per sentirla in una conversazione reale.
Quante sillabe ha «hunker»?
«hunker» ha 2 sillabe: HUHNG · kər.
Dov’è l’accento in «hunker»?
L’accento principale in «hunker» cade su «HUHNG». Presta attenzione alla sillaba accentata nei video sopra.
Cosa significa «hunker»?
To crouch or squat close to the ground or lie down.
Come posso ascoltare «hunker» in frasi reali?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “hunker”?
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⁄).