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# How to pronounce "broken man" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/brɒkɛnmæn/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **bro·ken·man**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (9 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "broken man" in real conversation:

### Example 1
*Accent: AUS*
> "clip that smells like teain spirit for the first time and I don't know if this is hindsight intruding on this but it broken man we were so exhausted and then our next trip was um was Australia and"
- **Watch at 37:19**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8zgphmKjHs&t=2239s)

### Example 2
> "the first few months that julian assange spent in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London it was all defiant and optimistic gestures seven years later he would emerge as a broken man when British police tracked the WikiLeaks founder out of the diplomatic mission in 2019 he looked confused and was almost"
- **Watch at 0:11**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLrK1yAajJs&t=11s)

### Example 3
*Accent: AUS*
> "outskirts of Tenterfield a broken man what sort of reputation did he have here"
- **Watch at 3:08**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8-CsE5HgRE&t=188s)

### Example 4
> "wanted to spend some quality time with us but all i could see holding on to his mother's bengals a broken man so many more will lose as the virus rips through india yogurt bbc news delhi"
- **Watch at 3:23**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_Dyxx0Dxno&t=203s)

### Example 5
> "Twenty-eight years ago, I was a broken man. And you probably wouldn't be able to tell that if you met me."
- **Watch at 0:10**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_RGn75JcZ8&t=10s)

### Example 6
*Accent: US*
> "solved the mystery of the Sinister house with the copper beaches in front of the door Mr rastle survived but was always a Broken Man"
- **Watch at 673:34**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX4_8ycSnJs&t=40414s)

### Example 7
> "Once Cantor was released from the sanatorium, he stepped away from math, a broken man."
- **Watch at 10:05**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cr46G2K5Fo&t=605s)

### Example 8
> "now i was talking to one senior conservative mp who is a big fan of boris johnson this is somebody who is out there defending him at the moment and thinks he'll be safe they said they listened to that they watched that with the sound down and they said that looked like a broken man a broken man or a prime minister showing remorse knowing that he must do so because it is"
- **Watch at 4:34**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcmqClixXtU&t=274s)

### Example 9
*Accent: US*
> "this forgery, and they bring Dreyfus back from his island, a broken man, and they find him guilty again--a military court,"
- **Watch at 45:42**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONXHQmbH0_M&t=2742s)


## How to Pronounce "broken man"

- **Syllables**: bro · ken · man
- **IPA**: `/brɒkɛnmæn/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Pronunciations

[broken](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/broken), [man](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/man)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “broken man”?
“broken man” is pronounced /brɒkɛnmæn/ (bro · ken · man). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “broken man”?
“broken man” has 3 syllables: bro · ken · man.

### How can I hear “broken man” used in real sentences?
This page has 9 real-world video examples of “broken man” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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