Hoe spreek je „colouring” uit in het Engels
ˈkʌl.ər.ɪŋ
KUHL·ər·ing
Hoofdklemtoon: KUHL
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Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “colouring”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
KUHL
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
ər
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
ing
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("KUHL"). 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 "colouring" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "colouring is" sounds like "colouring-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "colouring" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“I took a colouring book and I tore the pages, leaving only the covers.”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“the process of milking a polar bear is not is you know in the same way as colouring one might be fairly expensive yeah so there so we do look at there are”— SciShowWatch clip
“food colouring and a thickening agent which joseph fiennes easier to drink”— WIREDWatch clip
“agate eyes and a squint that's--and earring a beard colouring the god cheeks the soiled great jacket half open and hanging around the sudden”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“Special attention was given to shaping face details and colouring the face to look like real skin.”— Simple HistoryWatch clip
“she has spent playing games attending online classes and colouring with her nine-year-old granddaughter shubhi”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
Oefen het uitspreken van “colouring”
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I took a colouring book and I tore the pages, leaving only the covers.
Hoor in context: “colouring”
11 clipsThe Engels word “colouring” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˈkʌl.ər.ɪŋ (phonetic respelling: KUHL-ər-ing). Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (KUHL · ər · ing), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (KUHL). Grammatically, “colouring” functions as a noun, adjective, verb. SayItVid indexes 11 authentic Engels video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “colouring” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from TEDx Talks, SciShow, WIRED.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #1 · @0:37
“After the film, I came back home. I took a colouring book and I tore the pages, leaving only the covers. And I started drawing a cartoon of Bruce Lee, Bruce Lee fighting bad guys,”
- 🇺🇸 USSciShowClip #2 · @9:34
“home put it on toast I haven't go I'm not sure many they have but I imagine the process of milking a polar bear is not is you know in the same way as colouring one might be fairly expensive yeah so there so we do look at there are colouring one might be fairly expensive yeah so there so we do look at there are”
- 🇺🇸 USWIREDClip #3 · @6:54
“finally the soup it's actually water food colouring and a thickening agent which joseph fiennes easier to drink than real soup and after a hearty meal it's back to the drawing board to come”
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #4 · @77:22
“at that face I could have identified a blind in both eyes him and profiled the agate eyes and a squint that's--and earring a beard colouring the god cheeks the soiled great jacket half open and hanging around the sudden the god cheeks the soiled great jacket half open and hanging around the sudden”
- 🇺🇸 USSimple HistoryClip #5 · @2:24
“Sculptors working in these workshops made a huge variety of decoy heads with great precision and resemblance to real human heads. Special attention was given to shaping face details and colouring the face to look like real skin. This push for realism was necessary because they were to be observed through scopes with magnifying lenses.”
Definitie & Betekenis: “colouring”
- Alternative spelling of coloring.
- Of something that provides colour.
- present participle and gerund of colour
Voorbeeldzinnen in context (3)
- “The seven hampers for four boys and three girls were personalised to each patient, including overnight hotel stays, colouring books and self care items.”
- “He soon exhausted pleasure, and then reasoned upon it: he soon exhausted it, because he wanted that colouring enthusiasm which creates more than half of what it enjoys;...”
- “I took a colouring book and I tore the pages, leaving only the covers.”
Veelvoorkomende uitdrukkingen
Uitspraak: “colouring”
- Pronunciation:
- KUHL-ər-ing
- Lettergrepen:
- KUHL · ər · ing
- Written Hyphenation:
- col · our · ing
- Hoofdklemtoon:
- KUHL
- IPA:
- ˈkʌl.ər.ɪŋ
- Hoor in context
- colouring
Woorden die rijmen op “colouring”
-ʌlərɪŋWoorden met identieke klank (Homofonen)
Unieke klankGeen exacte homofonen bekend voor "colouring" (⁄ˈkʌl.ər.ɪŋ⁄).
Veelgestelde vragen over „colouring”
Hoe spreek je “colouring” uit in het Engels?
“colouring” wordt uitgesproken als ⁄ˈkʌl.ər.ɪŋ⁄ (KUHL-ər-ing). Luister naar de videoclips van moedertaalsprekers hierboven om het in context te horen.
Hoeveel lettergrepen heeft “colouring”?
“colouring” heeft 3 lettergrepen: KUHL · ər · ing.
Waar ligt de klemtoon bij “colouring”?
De hoofdklemtoon bij “colouring” ligt op “KUHL”. Let op die beklemtoonde lettergreep in de videofragmenten hierboven.
Wat betekent “colouring”?
Alternative spelling of coloring.
Hoe kan ik “colouring” in echte zinnen horen?
Deze pagina bevat 11 videovoorbeelden van “colouring” met gesynchroniseerde ondertiteling. Gebruik Vorige / Volgende (of de pijltjestoetsen ← / →) om elk fragment direct te beluisteren.
What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “colouring”?
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⁄).