Come pronunciare «mercury» in inglese
ˈmɜːrkjʊri
MURK·yoor·ee
Accento principale: MURK
Ascolta madrelingua dire «mercury» nel contesto di video reali
Pluto was known as the ninth planet, but there was no astronomical definition of a planet. Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn has long been perceived as planets with no doubts because they are all visible. Although Uranus and Neptune were discovered later, they are just two additional and people perceived them as planets without astronomical definition.
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “mercury”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
MURK
Tense long vowel with sustained acoustic resonance.
yoor
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
ee
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("MURK"). 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 "mercury" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "mercury is" sounds like "mercury-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "mercury" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn has long been perceived as planets with no doubts because they are all visible.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“mercury has been used in our country for a long time and I am certain that it has”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“mercury uh in in in mining for gold uh and in the process of that further”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“mercury it went to the court and we filed this brief which is just a”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“mercury to extract gold and let it run out with the sand into the”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
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Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn has long been perceived as planets with no doubts because they are all visible.
Ascolta nel contesto: “mercury”
2670 clipThe Inglese word “mercury” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˈmɜːrkjʊri (phonetic respelling: MURK-yoor-ee). Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (MURK · yoor · ee), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (MURK). Grammatically, “mercury” 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 2670 authentic Inglese video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “mercury” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USClip #1 · @13:09
“Pluto was known as the ninth planet, but there was no astronomical definition of a planet. Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn has long been perceived as planets with no doubts because they are all visible. Although Uranus and Neptune were discovered later, they are just two additional and people perceived them as planets without astronomical definition.”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #2 · @11:42
“solar system between Mars and Jupiter. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars. Then there's like this huge gap and then you get to Jupiter. People said, "I wonder there's like this huge gap and then you”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #3 · @1:07
“Ganan minister of Health Dr Leslie ramsamy is familiar with the dangers mercury has been used in our country for a long time and I am certain that it has led to various neurological and other chronic”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #4 · @8:19
“examples of Ghana for example where the galamay are um using um chemicals mercury uh in in in mining for gold uh and in the process of that further environmental damage happens. Um and yet you know the laws have not been set up”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @24:15
“greenhouse gas as a pollutant like mercury it went to the court and we filed this brief which is just a filed this brief which is just a”
Definizione e significato: “mercury”
- Senses relating to the metal.
- To apply or coat (something) with mercury (noun sense 1) or a preparation containing mercury.
Frasi di esempio nel contesto (3)
- “When therfore they perceaue a ſufficient quantitie of golde thus remaynynge on the tables, they gather it with diligence and put it in a tray or great ſhallowe dyſſhe of wod […] they beate or mixte (or amalgame it as they caule it) with Mercurie or quickſyluer, […]”
- “The mercury there has averaged 37.6°C, 2.3°C above the February norm.”
- “Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn has long been perceived as planets with no doubts because they are all visible.”
Frasi ed espressioni comuni
Pronuncia: “mercury”
- Pronunciation:
- MURK-yoor-ee
- Sillabe:
- MURK · yoor · ee
- Written Hyphenation:
- mer · cu · ry
- Accento principale:
- MURK
- IPA:
- ˈmɜːrkjʊri
- Ascolta nel contesto
- mercury
Parole che fanno rima con “mercury”
-ɜrkjʊriParole con suono identico (Omofoni)
Suono unicoNessun omofono noto per "mercury" (⁄ˈmɜːrkjʊri⁄).
Domande frequenti su «mercury»
Come si pronuncia «mercury» in inglese?
«mercury» si pronuncia ⁄ˈmɜːrkjʊri⁄ (MURK-yoor-ee). Ascolta i video clip di madrelingua sopra per sentirla in una conversazione reale.
Quante sillabe ha «mercury»?
«mercury» ha 3 sillabe: MURK · yoor · ee.
Dov’è l’accento in «mercury»?
L’accento principale in «mercury» cade su «MURK». Presta attenzione alla sillaba accentata nei video sopra.
Cosa significa «mercury»?
Senses relating to the metal.
Come posso ascoltare «mercury» in frasi reali?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “mercury”?
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⁄).