英語で「principal」はどう発音する？
ˈprɪnsɪpəl
PRIN·sih·pəl
第1強勢： PRIN
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「principal」を発音するのを聴く
次の単語と比較: principle
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “principal”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
PRIN
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
sih
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
pəl
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("PRIN"). 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 "principal" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "principal is" sounds like "principal-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "principal" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“Principal Laurie: You guys know that we're now a charter school versus New Orleans Public School; you know that, right?”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“principal's perspective when you read those words they conjure up certain life experiences but you're basically saying i experience”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“principal reserve currency, but increasingly uh the euro, the yen, still sterling, and possibly some basket of Asian”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“principal developer of the first CCD flatbed scanner the first omn font optical character recognition the first”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“Principal component analysis, I was doing that when I was a student in the '70s.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“principal investment conference Henry Kissinger once observed very astutely that quotes there cannot be a”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
「principal」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。
Principal Laurie: You guys know that we're now a charter school versus New Orleans Public School; you know that, right?
文脈で聴く: “principal”
5,625 件のクリップThe 英語 word “principal” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˈprɪnsɪpəl (phonetic respelling: PRIN-sih-pəl). Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (PRIN · sih · pəl), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (PRIN). Grammatically, “principal” functions as a adjective, noun. SayItVid indexes 5,625 authentic 英語 video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “principal” 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 · @36:32
“they understood this was the start of something new. Principal Laurie: You guys know that we're now a charter school versus New Orleans Public School; you know that, right? School; you know that, right?”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #2 · @130:42
“though if we're looking at this let's say from a first principal's perspective when you read those words they conjure up certain life experiences but you're basically saying i experience up certain life experiences but you're basically saying i experience”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #3 · @2:08
“the other day. You could just say that there'll be the dollar will be the principal reserve currency, but increasingly uh the euro, the yen, still sterling, and possibly some basket of Asian uh the euro, the yen, still sterling, and possibly some basket of Asian”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #4 · @0:33
“leading inventors of our time Ry was the principal developer of the first CCD flatbed scanner the first omn font optical character recognition the first flatbed scanner the first omn font”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @26:50
“which is one of the techniques of artificial machine learning. Principal component analysis, I was doing that when I was a student in the '70s. I was a student in the '70s.”
意味と定義: “principal”
- Primary; most important; first level in importance.
- Of or relating to a prince; princely.
- The money originally invested or loaned, on which basis interest and returns are calculated.
- The chief administrator of a school.
動画内の例文 (3)
- “Smith is the principal architect of this design.”
- “But walkt at will, and wandred to and fro, / In the pride of his freedome principall.”
- “Principal Laurie: You guys know that we're now a charter school versus New Orleans Public School; you know that, right?”
よく使われるフレーズ・コロケーション
発音: “principal”
- Pronunciation:
- PRIN-sih-pəl
- 音節:
- PRIN · sih · pəl
- Written Hyphenation:
- prin · ci · pal
- 第1強勢：
- PRIN
- IPA:
- ˈprɪnsɪpəl
- 文脈で聴く
- principal
類義語: “principal”
「principal」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： “principal”
-ɪnsɪpəl発音が全く同じ単語（同音異義語）
ˈprɪn.sə.pəl“principal” sounds 100% identical in standard English to “principle”, but has a completely different spelling and meaning:
First in importance; head of a school or organization.
A fundamental truth serving as foundation for belief or behavior.
「principal」に関するよくある質問
「principal」の英語の発音は？
「principal」の発音記号は ⁄ˈprɪnsɪpəl⁄ (PRIN-sih-pəl) 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。
「principal」の音節（シラブル）数はいくつですか？
「principal」には 3 つの音節があります：PRIN · sih · pəl。
「principal」のアクセント（強勢）はどこですか？
「principal」の第1強勢（主アクセント）は「PRIN」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。
「principal」の意味は何ですか？
Primary; most important; first level in importance.
「principal」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 5625 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 “principal”?
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⁄).