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Hoe spreek je „lives” uit in het Engels

lives wordt uitgesproken als lɪvz. Hoor authentieke moedertaalsprekers in 77.120 clips met gesynchroniseerde ondertitels en tijdstempels hieronder.

lɪvz

LIVZ

Hoofdklemtoon: LIVZ

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Hoor in contextUS
28:47

happy to have, the smarter we're going to be about  ourselves, the smarter we're going to be about our lives, and frankly, the more energy we're going to have for dealing with whatever is in front of us. So there's this phrase that comes from the  mindfulness world that I just love, which is

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Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “lives”

Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence

lɪvz

Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution

Syllable 1Primary Stress

LIVZ

Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.

As a single-syllable word, "lives" receives full primary stress when spoken in isolation, though it may take a reduced weak form in connected speech when acting as a function word.

Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes

⚠️ Single-Syllable Vocal Energy & Vowel Articulation

The Trap: Single-syllable words like "lives" carry primary acoustic prominence in isolation, but can be swallowed in rapid connected speech.

How Native Speakers Say It: Sustain vowel clarity without rushing into the trailing consonant. Elevate pitch slightly when "lives" carries the primary contrast or new information in a sentence.

Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow

🔗 Consonant-Vowel Linking (Liaison)

When "lives" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "lives is" sounds like "lives-iz").

⏱️ Stress-Timed Rhythm

In natural sentences, avoid over-stressing "lives" unless it conveys the core contrast or focal point of your message.

Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context

Verified Transcripts
“lives, and frankly, the more energy we're going to have for dealing with whatever is in front of us.”
— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“lives, and having less children.”
— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“lives in the country to teach a food photography workshop to high school students through an organization called TUMO.”
— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“Lives Matter response to Black Lives Matter was never about, and at least so far as I could tell, asserting that your concerns don't matter, it's that all of us ought to matter.”
— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“lives, especially I think for folks who are in at a place like Google and in a”
— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“lives? Is it as simple as just more unions or is it more complicated than that?”
— Native SpeakerWatch clip
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lives, and frankly, the more energy we're going to have for dealing with whatever is in front of us.

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The Engels word “lives” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as lɪvz (phonetic respelling: LIVZ). Phonologically, it consists of 1 syllable (LIVZ), pronounced as a single stressed monosyllable. Grammatically, “lives” functions as a verb, adjective, adverb and acts as an English heteronym where syllable stress shifts between noun (initial-syllable stress) and verb (second-syllable stress) usage. SayItVid indexes 77.120 authentic Engels video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “lives” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents.

Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)

  • 🇺🇸 US
    Clip #1 · @28:47
    “happy to have, the smarter we're going to be about  ourselves, the smarter we're going to be about our lives, and frankly, the more energy we're going to have for dealing with whatever is in front of us. So there's this phrase that comes from the  mindfulness world that I just love, which is”
  • 🇺🇸 US
    Clip #2 · @7:31
    “relationships later and later in their lives, and having less children. So, they're more It appears people are more unanchored than they've ever been, and they're more It appears people are more”
  • 🇺🇸 US
    Clip #3 · @2:27
    “was asked out of the blue from a friend of his who lives in the country to teach a food photography workshop to high school students through an organization called TUMO. workshop to high school students through an organization called”
  • 🇺🇸 US
    Clip #4 · @48:22
    “why are we talking about race? Don't we  have the same concerns? The kind of all Lives Matter response to Black Lives Matter was never about, and at least so far as I could tell, asserting that your concerns don't matter, it's that all of us ought to matter. It was about being asserting that your concerns don't matter, it's  that all of us ought to matter. It was about being”
  • 🇺🇸 US
    Clip #5 · @33:22
    “we actually have the agency in our own lives, especially I think for folks who are in at a place like Google and in a are in at a place like Google and in a”

Definitie & Betekenis: “lives”

Audio
VERB
  • To be alive; to have life.
  • To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
ADJECTIVE
  • Having life; that is alive.
  • Being in existence; actual.
ADVERB
  • Of an event, as it happens; in real time; direct.
  • Of making a performance or speech, in person.

Voorbeeldzinnen in context (3)

  • “He's not expected to live for more than a few months.”
  • “I live at 2a Acacia Avenue. At that time I'd been living in a camper for about six months.”
  • “lives, and frankly, the more energy we're going to have for dealing with whatever is in front of us.”

Veelvoorkomende uitdrukkingen

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Uitspraak: “lives”

Pronunciation:
LIVZ
Lettergrepen:
LIVZ
Written Hyphenation:
lives
Hoofdklemtoon:
LIVZ
IPA:
lɪvz
Hoor in context
lives

Synoniemen: “lives”

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Veelgestelde vragen over „lives”

Hoe spreek je “lives” uit in het Engels?

“lives” wordt uitgesproken als ⁄lɪvz⁄ (LIVZ). Luister naar de videoclips van moedertaalsprekers hierboven om het in context te horen.

Waar ligt de klemtoon bij “lives”?

De hoofdklemtoon bij “lives” ligt op “LIVZ”. Let op die beklemtoonde lettergreep in de videofragmenten hierboven.

Wat betekent “lives”?

To be alive; to have life.

Hoe kan ik “lives” in echte zinnen horen?

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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “lives”?

Single-syllable words like "lives" carry primary acoustic prominence in isolation, but can be swallowed in rapid connected speech. Sustain vowel clarity without rushing into the trailing consonant. Elevate pitch slightly when "lives" carries the primary contrast or new information in a sentence.