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# How to pronounce "benigne" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/bɛnæɪgn/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **be·nigne**
- **Parts of Speech**: adjective
- **ADJECTIVE**: Obsolete spelling of benign.
  - *Example*: "And further I imagined and sayd, Alasse what Judge is he that is so gentle or benigne, that will thinke that I am unguilty of the slaughter and murther of these three men."

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (6 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "benigne" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "Well, global markets as of yesterday were fairly uh uh benignely inclined with respect to these uh you know at this stage there's so much volatility in US decision-m that uh the markets seem to have stopped"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 7:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdqkVxkpaiE&t=450s)

### Example 2
> "that happening. But I think there's a substantive difference between a United States which is hostile to Ukraine and hostile to Europe and a United States which is in a sense benignely indifferent uh to Ukraine and to Europe. And whereas we can deal and Ukraine can deal with a benignely indifferent United States that set sets aside, it is extremely difficult to deal with a"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 8:18](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi_68ethHPk&t=498s)

### Example 3
> "to see such attacks but a very low rate. Congressman, uh based on yesterday's suspension of trading at the New York Stock Exchange, it seems as though markets uh reacted quite uh benignely to the uh suspension of trading. Uh does that mean that there needs to be less regulation of capital markets?"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 3:11](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pA7DjM_K-90&t=191s)

### Example 4
> "That's why Louis XIV came to be known as the Sun King Thanks, thought-bubble! In the days of absolutism monarchs across Europe embraced the idea that they had the divine right to their absolute rule. The Bishop Jacques-Benigne Bossuet preached in the royal chapel of Versailles that quote: " It is God who establishes kings... he vested royalty in the House of David, and ordered him to cause Solomon, his son to reign in his place... Princes thus act as ministers of God. " He continued, " This is why we have seen that the royal throne is not the throne of a man, but the throne of God himself. ""
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 7:52](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYPAFqQgbqE&t=472s)

### Example 5
> "which is in a sense benignely indifferent uh to Ukraine and to Europe. And whereas we can deal and Ukraine can deal with a benignely indifferent United States that set sets aside, it is extremely difficult to deal with a hostile United States alongside a war with Russia. Natalie, it has been an absolute pleasure speaking with you. Thank you so much for making the time."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 8:23](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi_68ethHPk&t=503s)

### Example 6
> "didn't get that, he would not be happy. He said, "I don't know if it's possible today, but that's what I want. I won't be happy if we don't get it." He really clearly didn't get it. and he didn't look unhappy. He he was sort of he was um gazing rather benignely on Vladimir Putin as he was uh talking at this joint statement. And at the end of it all, Donald Trump said, "I'm sure we're going to speak again very soon. We might even meet again very soon." And then Vladimir"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 10:27](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSFVrQ56ew0&t=627s)


## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "benigne" correctly?
"benigne" is pronounced `/bɛnæɪgn/`. Syllable breakdown: **be·nigne**.

### What does "benigne" mean in context?
Obsolete spelling of benign.

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