英語で「essay」はどう発音する？
ˈɛ.seɪ
E·say
第1強勢： E
実際の動画クリップの中でネイティブが文脈に合わせて「essay」を発音するのを聴く
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “essay”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
E
Gliding diphthong with sustained vocal resonance.
say
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("E"). 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 "essay" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "essay is" sounds like "essay-iz").
In natural sentences, avoid over-stressing "essay" unless it conveys the core contrast or focal point of your message.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“Essay, thank you for bringing us that overview there.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“essay gave the admissions committee the exact laugh we needed to lighten the painstaking process of sorting through”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“essay that went viral. Why did that essay go viral?”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“essay is or or journalism really is all is is sort of is almost pure struggle uh”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“Essay is a collection of what the person decides to include and what they leave out.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“essay and the curriculars and we uh hand them over to Lily and then they um”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
「essay」のスピーキング練習
ネイティブの発音を聞き、マイクに向かってセンテンスを復唱すると、リアルタイムで単語ごとの発音精度スコアが表示されます。
Essay, thank you for bringing us that overview there.
文脈で聴く: “essay”
4,551 件のクリップThe 英語 word “essay” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˈɛ.seɪ (phonetic respelling: E-say). Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (E · say), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (E). Grammatically, “essay” 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 4,551 authentic 英語 video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “essay” 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 · @4:36
“trajectory for getting worse wildfires globally. Essay, thank you for bringing us that overview there. That's our climate and science reporter Esme Stallard in Cardiff. science reporter Esme Stallard in Cardiff.”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #2 · @39:19
“transcript, LSAT score, and personal essay gave the admissions committee the exact laugh we needed to lighten the painstaking process of sorting through exact laugh we needed to lighten the”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #3 · @36:59
“person actually helps you to find a good enough person. You know, a few years ago I wrote an essay that went viral. I wrote it for the New York Times. It was called "Why You Will Marry The Wrong Person". Why did that essay go viral? I think it went viral because people all feel... Sorry, Person". Why did that essay go viral? I think it went viral because people all feel... Sorry,”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #4 · @1:00
“stressful uh procedure than I do writing a 1700w essay that to me is the the the essay is or or journalism really is all is is sort of is almost pure struggle uh and then I'm only happy when I'm done whereas fiction actually writing fiction”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @5:50
“And even the essay isn't pure. Essay is a collection of what the person decides to include and what they leave out. and what they leave out.”
意味と定義: “essay”
- A written composition of moderate length, exploring a particular issue or subject.
- A test, experiment; an assay.
- To attempt or try.
- To move forth, as into battle.
動画内の例文 (3)
- “In his first book since the 2008 essay collection Natural Acts: A Sidelong View of Science and Nature, David Quammen looks at the natural world from yet another angle: the search for the next human pandemic, what epidemiologists call “the next big one.””
- “Shall we essay a walk on the promenade?”
- “Essay, thank you for bringing us that overview there. That's our climate and science reporter Esme Stallard in Cardiff.”
よく使われるフレーズ・コロケーション
発音: “essay”
- Pronunciation:
- E-say
- 音節:
- E · say
- Written Hyphenation:
- es · say
- 第1強勢：
- E
- IPA:
- ˈɛ.seɪ
- 文脈で聴く
- essay
類義語: “essay”
「essay」と意味が関連する単語を実際の動画クリップで確認:
押韻・ライミングワード： “essay”
-ɛseɪ発音が全く同じ単語（同音異義語）
固有の発音「essay」 (⁄ˈɛ.seɪ⁄) には一般的な語彙において同音異義語がありません。
「essay」に関するよくある質問
「essay」の英語の発音は？
「essay」の発音記号は ⁄ˈɛ.seɪ⁄ (E-say) です。上のネイティブ動画クリップを再生して、実際の会話におけるリアルな発音を聞いてみましょう。
「essay」の音節（シラブル）数はいくつですか？
「essay」には 2 つの音節があります：E · say。
「essay」のアクセント（強勢）はどこですか？
「essay」の第1強勢（主アクセント）は「E」にあります。動画内の強勢の置かれ方に注目して聴いてみてください。
「essay」の意味は何ですか？
A written composition of moderate length, exploring a particular issue or subject.
「essay」が実際に使われている文を聞くには？
このページには、字幕付きの動画例文が 4551 件収録されています。「前へ / 次へ」（または矢印キー ← / →）を使って発音される瞬間をピンポイントで再生できます。
What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “essay”?
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⁄).