Come pronunciare «machine gun» in inglese
məˈʃiːn.ɡʌn
mə·SHEEN·guhn
Accento principale: SHEEN
Ascolta madrelingua dire «machine gun» nel contesto di video reali
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “machine gun”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
mə
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
SHEEN
Tense long vowel with sustained acoustic resonance.
guhn
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
Primary emphasis falls on the second syllable ("SHEEN"). 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 "machine gun" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "machine gun is" sounds like "machine gun-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "machine gun" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“machine gun fire or taking their own life rather than falling into captivity but vet was just a small part”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“machine gun mounted on top of a vehicle and the basic idea was that you're going to have a sort of joystick that would be able to sort of run this vehicle around”— StanfordWatch clip
“machine gun fire the snarl of falling Plains to try and shield the stranded troops the RAF deploys its latest fighter plane”— Smithsonian ChannelWatch clip
“machine gun fire with another seal picked up the injured Soldier and dragged him to the safety of a sheltered”— Simple HistoryWatch clip
“machine gun clearly visible he follows the gun man to the beach as the gunman was on the loose”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“machine gun training has been canceled for now but it's not just faulty cartridges that have been causing problems”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
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machine gun fire or taking their own life rather than falling into captivity but vet was just a small part
Ascolta nel contesto: “machine gun”
958 clipThe Inglese word “machine gun” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as məˈʃiːn.ɡʌn (phonetic respelling: mə-SHEEN-guhn). Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (mə · SHEEN · guhn), with primary lexical stress placed on the 2nd syllable (SHEEN). Grammatically, “machine gun” 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 958 authentic Inglese video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “machine gun” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from Harvard University, Stanford, Smithsonian Channel.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #1 · @32:46
“officer even rushing toward death in front of machine gun fire or taking their own life rather than falling into captivity but vet was just a small part falling into captivity but vet was just a small part”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #2 · @17:28
“there yeah the South African thing was a a a a a big gun I mean a really big machine gun mounted on top of a vehicle and the basic idea was that you're going to have a sort of joystick that would be able to sort of run this vehicle around to have a sort of joystick that would be able to sort of run this vehicle around”
- 🇺🇸 USSmithsonian ChannelClip #3 · @2:30
“to the scream of falling bombs was out of the angry Hornet's noise of diplomas machine gun fire the snarl of falling Plains to try and shield the stranded troops the RAF deploys its latest fighter plane to try and shield the stranded troops the RAF deploys its latest fighter plane”
- 🇺🇸 USSimple HistoryClip #4 · @5:48
“own safety Kim ran through a blanket of machine gun fire with another seal picked up the injured Soldier and dragged him to the safety of a sheltered picked up the injured Soldier and”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @0:41
“he moves towards the bar area in the background the killer his machine gun clearly visible he follows the gun man to the beach as the gunman was on the loose visible he follows the gun man to the”
Definizione e significato: “machine gun”
- Alternative spelling of machine gun.
- Alternative spelling of machine-gun.
Frasi di esempio nel contesto (3)
- “The raids by machinegun toting police people on Gay bars in Montreal”
- “However, one group of Americans at the Embassy doesn’t creep around quivering in anxiety about being RPGed or machinegunned.”
- “machine gun fire or taking their own life rather than falling into captivity but vet was just a small part”
Pronuncia: “machine gun”
- Pronunciation:
- mə-SHEEN-guhn
- Sillabe:
- mə · SHEEN · guhn
- Written Hyphenation:
- ma · chine · gun
- Accento principale:
- SHEEN
- IPA:
- məˈʃiːn.ɡʌn
- Ascolta nel contesto
- machine gun
Parole con suono identico (Omofoni)
Suono unicoNessun omofono noto per "machine gun" (⁄məˈʃiːn.ɡʌn⁄).
Domande frequenti su «machine gun»
Come si pronuncia «machine gun» in inglese?
«machine gun» si pronuncia ⁄məˈʃiːn.ɡʌn⁄ (mə-SHEEN-guhn). Ascolta i video clip di madrelingua sopra per sentirla in una conversazione reale.
Quante sillabe ha «machine gun»?
«machine gun» ha 3 sillabe: mə · SHEEN · guhn.
Dov’è l’accento in «machine gun»?
L’accento principale in «machine gun» cade su «SHEEN». Presta attenzione alla sillaba accentata nei video sopra.
Cosa significa «machine gun»?
Alternative spelling of machine gun.
Come posso ascoltare «machine gun» in frasi reali?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “machine gun”?
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⁄).