Come pronunciare «mercenary» in inglese
ˈmɜːrsəneri
MUR·sə·ne·ree
Accento principale: MUR
Ascolta madrelingua dire «mercenary» nel contesto di video reali
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “mercenary”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
MUR
Tense long vowel with sustained acoustic resonance.
sə
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
ne
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
ree
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("MUR"). 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 "mercenary" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "mercenary is" sounds like "mercenary-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "mercenary" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“mercenary racket to put money into the pockets of the priesthood.”— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“mercenary had? Well, maybe not, but the feeling was very similar.”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“mercenary who came to our studio really really scary guy and he never give the back to to the door he was like a cat and then it it”— StanfordWatch clip
“mercenary sounds like a more interesting job every day in the bach and 645, 000 barrels of crude oil are transported by”— Smithsonian ChannelWatch clip
“mercenary group Evgeni pregosian look over there by the farm it's burning the eyewitness can be heard saying”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“mercenary group Evgeni pregozian look over there by the farm it's burning the eyewitness can be heard saying”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
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mercenary racket to put money into the pockets of the priesthood.
Ascolta nel contesto: “mercenary”
490 clipThe Inglese word “mercenary” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˈmɜːrsəneri (phonetic respelling: MUR-sə-ne-ree). Phonologically, it consists of 4 syllables (MUR · sə · ne · ree), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (MUR). Grammatically, “mercenary” functions as a noun, adjective. SayItVid indexes 490 authentic Inglese video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “mercenary” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from YaleCourses, TEDx Talks, Stanford.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USYaleCoursesClip #1 · @33:39
“and they saw the saying of masses for souls as simply a mercenary racket to put money into the pockets of the priesthood. priesthood.”
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #2 · @3:29
“a 17th century merchant mercenary had? Well, maybe not, but the feeling was very similar. feeling was very similar.”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #3 · @2:12
“figure out way to bring these two guys together true mechanics so I met one mercenary who came to our studio really really scary guy and he never give the back to to the door he was like a cat and then it it guy and he never give the back to to the door he was like a cat and then it it”
- 🇺🇸 USSmithsonian ChannelClip #4 · @2:27
“can be something besides mercenary probably should have been a mercenary sounds like a more interesting job every day in the bach and 645, 000 barrels of crude oil are transported by job every day in the bach and 645,000 barrels of crude oil are transported by”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @0:49
“the final seconds of a private jet on board reportedly the head of the Wagner mercenary group Evgeni pregosian look over there by the farm it's burning the eyewitness can be heard saying look over there by the farm it's burning the eyewitness can be heard saying”
Definizione e significato: “mercenary”
- One motivated by gain, especially monetary.
- A person employed to fight in an armed conflict who is not a member of the state or military group for which they are fighting and whose primary motivation is private gain.
- Motivated by personal gain.
Frasi di esempio nel contesto (3)
- “J. Argyrofylus, a mercenary Greek, who came to teach school in Italy, after the sacking of Constantinople by the Turks, used to maintain that Cicero understood neither Philosophy nor Greek”
- “He exhorts the emperor to revive the courage of his subjects by the example of manly virtue; to banish luxury from the court and from the camp; to substitute in the place of the Barbarian mercenaries, an army of men interested in the defence of their laws and of their property”
- “mercenary racket to put money into the pockets of the priesthood.”
Frasi ed espressioni comuni
Pronuncia: “mercenary”
- Pronunciation:
- MUR-sə-ne-ree
- Sillabe:
- MUR · sə · ne · ree
- Written Hyphenation:
- mer · ce · na · ry
- Accento principale:
- MUR
- IPA:
- ˈmɜːrsəneri
- Ascolta nel contesto
- mercenary
Sinonimi: “mercenary”
Ascolta parole semanticamente correlate a “mercenary” in veri spezzoni video:
Parole che fanno rima con “mercenary”
-ɜrsəneriParole con suono identico (Omofoni)
Suono unicoNessun omofono noto per "mercenary" (⁄ˈmɜːrsəneri⁄).
Domande frequenti su «mercenary»
Come si pronuncia «mercenary» in inglese?
«mercenary» si pronuncia ⁄ˈmɜːrsəneri⁄ (MUR-sə-ne-ree). Ascolta i video clip di madrelingua sopra per sentirla in una conversazione reale.
Quante sillabe ha «mercenary»?
«mercenary» ha 4 sillabe: MUR · sə · ne · ree.
Dov’è l’accento in «mercenary»?
L’accento principale in «mercenary» cade su «MUR». Presta attenzione alla sillaba accentata nei video sopra.
Cosa significa «mercenary»?
One motivated by gain, especially monetary.
Come posso ascoltare «mercenary» in frasi reali?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “mercenary”?
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⁄).