英語で「gawky」はどう発音する？
ˈɡɔːki
GAW·kee
第1強勢： GAW
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「gawky」を発音するのを聴く
weaker, still under construction brakes. Psychologist and adolescent development expert, Dr. Lisa Damour, calls it the teen gawky brain. expert, Dr. Lisa Damour, calls it the
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “gawky”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
GAW
Tense long vowel with sustained acoustic resonance.
kee
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("GAW"). 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 "gawky" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "gawky is" sounds like "gawky-iz").
In natural sentences, avoid over-stressing "gawky" unless it conveys the core contrast or focal point of your message.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“Psychologist and adolescent development expert, Dr. Lisa Damour, calls it the teen gawky brain.”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“"Who even is this tall, gawky nerd on the stage right now?"”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“At 15 or 16, I was uh gawky”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“How did someone like that, the gawky 14-year-old, go on to become who I am today?”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“I grew up a very gawky awkward girl from about age nine to 22.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“He was a gawky, long limbed PhD candidate from semi rural Maine.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
「gawky」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。
Psychologist and adolescent development expert, Dr. Lisa Damour, calls it the teen gawky brain.
文脈で聴く: “gawky”
8 件のクリップThe 英語 word “gawky” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˈɡɔːki (phonetic respelling: GAW-kee). Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (GAW · kee), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (GAW). Grammatically, “gawky” functions as a adjective, noun. SayItVid indexes 8 authentic 英語 video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “gawky” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from TEDx Talks, Harvard University.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #1 · @4:47
“weaker, still under construction brakes. Psychologist and adolescent development expert, Dr. Lisa Damour, calls it the teen gawky brain. expert, Dr. Lisa Damour, calls it the”
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #2 · @0:56
“Now, I'm sure many of you are wondering, "Who even is this tall, gawky nerd on the stage right now?" Well, that is Dean Thomas Dingman, and I would th-”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #3 · @11:02
“would be the man that I met at that point? When your mother came back into your life, you said you needed her at that point. At 15 or 16, I was uh gawky and self-hating and um uh”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #4 · @5:07
“So, how did I do it? How did someone like that, the gawky 14-year-old, go on to become who I am today? the gawky 14-year-old,”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @2:26
“is understanding how we got there. I grew up a very gawky awkward girl from about age nine to 22. I was terribly bullied by the mean boys”
意味と定義: “gawky”
- Awkward, ungainly; lacking grace or dexterity in movement.
- Left-handed.
- An awkward, ungainly person.
動画内の例文 (3)
- “The “gawky” illustrations look as though they may have been done by Belva Jean herself (Bulletin, Mar. 1989).”
- “"[…] Mrs. Sedley had forgiven his breaking the punch-bowl at the child's party. Don't you remember the catastrophe, Ma'am, seven years ago?" "Over Mrs. Flamingo's crimson silk gown," said good-natured Mrs. Sedley. "What a gawky it was! And his sisters are not much more graceful. Lady Dobbin was at Highbury last night with three of them. Such figures! my dears."”
- “Psychologist and adolescent development expert, Dr. Lisa Damour, calls it the teen gawky brain.”
よく使われるフレーズ・コロケーション
発音: “gawky”
- Pronunciation:
- GAW-kee
- 音節:
- GAW · kee
- Written Hyphenation:
- gaw · ky
- 第1強勢：
- GAW
- IPA:
- ˈɡɔːki
- 文脈で聴く
- gawky
押韻・ライミングワード： “gawky”
-ɔki発音が全く同じ単語（同音異義語）
固有の発音「gawky」 (⁄ˈɡɔːki⁄) には一般的な語彙において同音異義語がありません。
「gawky」に関するよくある質問
「gawky」の英語の発音は？
「gawky」の発音記号は ⁄ˈɡɔːki⁄ (GAW-kee) 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。
「gawky」の音節（シラブル）数はいくつですか？
「gawky」には 2 つの音節があります：GAW · kee。
「gawky」のアクセント（強勢）はどこですか？
「gawky」の第1強勢（主アクセント）は「GAW」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。
「gawky」の意味は何ですか？
Awkward, ungainly; lacking grace or dexterity in movement.
「gawky」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 8 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 “gawky”?
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⁄).