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Come pronunciare «itself» in inglese

itself si pronuncia ɪtˈsɛlf, con accento principale sulla sillaba «SELF». Ascolta madrelingua autentici pronunciarlo in 81.080 clip con sottotitoli sincronizzati e timestamp qui sotto.

ɪtˈsɛlf

it·SELF

Accento principale: SELF

Accento:
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IPAɪtˈsɛlf
Sayit-SELF
Sillabeit · SELF
Ascolta nel contestoUS
39:58

the brain it's plastic, it changes itself. When it comes to these deeper subcortical structures, uh they they they don't function like that. Uh so subcortical structures, uh they they

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Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “itself”

Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence

ɪtˈsɛlf

Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution

Syllable 1Unstressed

it

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

Syllable 2Primary Stress

SELF

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

Primary emphasis falls on the second syllable ("SELF"). 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 "itself" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "itself is" sounds like "itself-iz").

⏱️ Stress-Timed Rhythm

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

Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context

Verified Transcripts
“itself. When it comes to these deeper subcortical structures, uh they they they don't function like that. Uh so”
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“itself which is taking place, which presents more of these more complexity in these challenges that we're dealing”
— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“itself. However, there were concerns around how the election was conducted with regards to fairness. The electoral”
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“itself. President Putin warned of severe President Putin warned of severe consequences for any nation interfering”
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“itself is remarkable, but the financial model just makes no sense whatsoever at the moment.”
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“itself. So for the families, this is certainly a very uh bitter pill. Um and”
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itself. When it comes to these deeper subcortical structures, uh they they they don't function like that. Uh so

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The Inglese word “itself” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ɪtˈsɛlf (phonetic respelling: it-SELF). Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (it · SELF), with primary lexical stress placed on the 2nd syllable (SELF). Grammatically, “itself” functions as a pronoun. SayItVid indexes 81.080 authentic Inglese video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “itself” 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 · @39:58
    “the brain it's plastic, it changes itself. When it comes to these deeper subcortical structures, uh they they they don't function like that. Uh so subcortical structures, uh they they”
  • 🇺🇸 US
    Clip #2 · @22:27
    “mean, that is also a kind of warfare in itself which is taking place, which presents more of these more complexity in these challenges that we're dealing presents more of these more complexity”
  • 🇺🇸 US
    Clip #3 · @23:41
    “fairly peaceful even election day itself. However, there were concerns around how the election was conducted with regards to fairness. The electoral around how the election was conducted”
  • 🇺🇸 US
    Clip #4 · @1:31
    “Ukraine can defend itself. itself. President Putin warned of severe President Putin warned of severe consequences for any nation interfering >> President Putin warned of severe”
  • 🇺🇸 US
    Clip #5 · @17:18
    “to disappear. itself is remarkable, but the financial model just makes no sense whatsoever at the moment. but the financial model just makes no”

Definizione e significato: “itself”

Audio
PRONOUN
  • it; A thing as the object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject
  • it; used to intensify the subject, especially to emphasize that it is the only participant in the predicate

Frasi di esempio nel contesto (3)

  • “When the opportunity presented itself, no feasible course of action suggested itself (to us).”
  • “The door itself is quite heavy.”
  • “itself. When it comes to these deeper subcortical structures, uh they they they don't function like that. Uh so”

Frasi ed espressioni comuni

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Pronuncia: “itself”

Pronunciation:
it-SELF
Sillabe:
it · SELF
Accento principale:
SELF
IPA:
ɪtˈsɛlf
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itself

Parole che fanno rima con “itself”

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Parole con suono identico (Omofoni)

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Nessun omofono noto per "itself" (⁄ɪtˈsɛlf⁄).

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Come si pronuncia «itself» in inglese?

«itself» si pronuncia ⁄ɪtˈsɛlf⁄ (it-SELF). Ascolta i video clip di madrelingua sopra per sentirla in una conversazione reale.

Quante sillabe ha «itself»?

«itself» ha 2 sillabe: it · SELF.

Dov’è l’accento in «itself»?

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

Cosa significa «itself»?

it; A thing as the object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject

Come posso ascoltare «itself» in frasi reali?

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

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⁄).