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"family"?

3 Lettergrepen

"family": 3 lettergrepen.

Lettergrepen:fam·i·ly

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FAM-i-ly(fam · i · ly)● ○ ○

Stress in "family" falls on 1st syllable.

IPA:⁄ˈfæm.ə.li⁄

Nuance: "family"

Commonly pronounced with 2 syllables (/ˈfæm.li/) in fluent conversational English via middle vowel reduction, though 3 syllables (/ˈfæm.ə.li/) is standard in formal speech.

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meet someone and you go, oh, they are a family person, they care about X, Y, and Z. They care about the same things, they just disagree about pathways. Z. They care about the same things, they

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FAQ: "family"

How many syllables in "family"?: "family" has 3 lettergrepen (fam - i - ly).
How to divide "family"?: "family" divides into 3 parts: fam · i · ly.
Where is the stress in "family"?: In standard pronunciation, primary stress falls on the emphasized syllable.
How to practice saying "family"?: Say each syllable slowly (fam... i... ly) and listen on SayItVid.
Nuance: "family": Commonly pronounced with 2 syllables (/ˈfæm.li/) in fluent conversational English via middle vowel reduction, though 3 syllables (/ˈfæm.ə.li/) is standard in formal speech.