Come pronunciare «petrified» in inglese
ˈpɛtrɪfaɪd
PET·rih·fyd
Accento principale: PET
Ascolta madrelingua dire «petrified» nel contesto di video reali
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “petrified”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
PET
Gliding diphthong with sustained vocal resonance.
rih
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
fyd
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("PET"). Raise your pitch and sustain the vowel length on this syllable while relaxing the surrounding syllables.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Do not pronounce "-ed" as an extra syllable.
How Native Speakers Say It: Voice a clean /d/ consonant at the end of the root word smoothly.
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When "petrified" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "petrified is" sounds like "petrified-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "petrified" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“petrified and then he was like sorry and then he went running to his bus he took”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“petrified right so it started out as carbon and goes to silica permineralization is different it's it's”— WIREDWatch clip
“look petrified? The lake is full of sulfuric acid and has a very acidic pH of around 0. 3. The lake is full of sodium carbonate and has a very alkaline”— SciShowWatch clip
“petrified wood was in the area then they tried this experiment they put no sign and they saw how many people stole petrified wood then they put the”— StanfordWatch clip
“was petrified for my children i see the children got 41 30a and 35 nearly but um”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“was petrified I mean we were all bloody petrified but to the point where it's worth it yeah yeah yeah but I think it was it so you know it was you had a lot”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
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petrified and then he was like sorry and then he went running to his bus he took
Ascolta nel contesto: “petrified”
333 clipThe Inglese word “petrified” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˈpɛtrɪfaɪd (phonetic respelling: PET-rih-fyd). Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (PET · rih · fyd), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (PET). Grammatically, “petrified” functions as a adjective, verb. SayItVid indexes 333 authentic Inglese video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “petrified” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from TEDx Talks, WIRED, SciShow.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #1 · @17:55
“driver he came running to me and he saw the car he was he was tensed he was petrified and then he was like sorry and then he went running to his bus he took a cloth and he put some diesel in it and he got it near my car and he started”
- 🇺🇸 USWIREDClip #2 · @2:58
“replaced by another so most wood is petrified right so it started out as carbon and goes to silica permineralization is different it's it's carbon and goes to silica”
- 🇺🇸 USSciShowClip #3 · @5:27
“and even a couple of species of fish in the water. So, what makes these corpses look petrified? The lake is full of sulfuric acid and has a very acidic pH of around 0. 3. The lake is full of sodium carbonate and has a very alkaline of around 0.3. The lake is full of sodium carbonate and has a very alkaline”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #4 · @30:29
“certain part of the park they measured it off they controlled how much petrified wood was in the area then they tried this experiment they put no sign and they saw how many people stole petrified wood then they put the and they saw how many people stole petrified wood then they put the”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @0:37
“yeah my lungs would never have taken it i really really wasn't ready for me i was petrified for my children i see the children got 41 30a and 35 nearly but um my grandchildren they're far too young to understand behind banana”
Definizione e significato: “petrified”
- Having undergone the process of petrification (transformation into a stony substance); turned to stone.
- Extremely afraid.
- simple past and past participle of petrify
Frasi di esempio nel contesto (3)
- “On Yule-eve alone can petrified Giants receive back their life for the space of seven hours, if one of their race embraces them, and is, at the same time, willing to sacrifice a hundred years of their own life.”
- “petrified and then he was like sorry and then he went running to his bus he took”
- “petrified right so it started out as carbon and goes to silica permineralization is different it's it's”
Frasi ed espressioni comuni
Pronuncia: “petrified”
- Pronunciation:
- PET-rih-fyd
- Sillabe:
- PET · rih · fyd
- Written Hyphenation:
- pet · ri · fied
- Accento principale:
- PET
- IPA:
- ˈpɛtrɪfaɪd
- Ascolta nel contesto
- petrified
Sinonimi: “petrified”
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Parole che fanno rima con “petrified”
-ɛtrɪfaɪdParole con suono identico (Omofoni)
Suono unicoNessun omofono noto per "petrified" (⁄ˈpɛtrɪfaɪd⁄).
Domande frequenti su «petrified»
Come si pronuncia «petrified» in inglese?
«petrified» si pronuncia ⁄ˈpɛtrɪfaɪd⁄ (PET-rih-fyd). Ascolta i video clip di madrelingua sopra per sentirla in una conversazione reale.
Quante sillabe ha «petrified»?
«petrified» ha 3 sillabe: PET · rih · fyd.
Dov’è l’accento in «petrified»?
L’accento principale in «petrified» cade su «PET». Presta attenzione alla sillaba accentata nei video sopra.
Cosa significa «petrified»?
Having undergone the process of petrification (transformation into a stony substance); turned to stone.
Come posso ascoltare «petrified» in frasi reali?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “petrified”?
Do not pronounce "-ed" as an extra syllable. Voice a clean /d/ consonant at the end of the root word smoothly.