How to pronounce "bulovic" in English
bu·lo·vic
Hear native speakers say bulovic in context across real video clips
difficult to do with a solution process so uh let me just tell you a little bit about the photovoltaic devices that we made this work was in collaboration with uh Professor Vladimir bulovic in our electrical engineering collaboration with uh Professor Vladimir bulovic in our electrical engineering
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “bulovic”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
bu
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
lo
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
vic
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Keep the vowel length balanced, placing subtle emphasis on the root morpheme according to standard conversational rhythm.
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 "bulovic" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "bulovic is" sounds like "bulovic-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "bulovic" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Shifts primary stress to the syllable directly before "-ic".
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“little bit about the photovoltaic devices that we made this work was in collaboration with uh Professor Vladimir bulovic in our electrical engineering”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“Marc Baldo's lab and Vladimir Bulovic and others are working on devices that absorb sunlight, reemit the light at a different wavelength,”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“So the three criteria that I chose together with Vladimir Bulovic when we put the together, to design a technology framework was”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
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little bit about the photovoltaic devices that we made this work was in collaboration with uh Professor Vladimir bulovic in our electrical engineering
Hear it in context: “bulovic”
3 clipsThe English word “bulovic”. Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (bu · lo · vic). SayItVid indexes 3 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “bulovic” in natural connected speech across American (US: 3 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from Harvard University, MIT OpenCourseWare.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (3 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #1 · @11:09
“difficult to do with a solution process so uh let me just tell you a little bit about the photovoltaic devices that we made this work was in collaboration with uh Professor Vladimir bulovic in our electrical engineering collaboration with uh Professor Vladimir bulovic in our electrical engineering”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #2 · @48:19
“We have some technologies under development at MIT. Marc Baldo's lab and Vladimir Bulovic and others are working on devices that absorb sunlight, reemit the light at a different wavelength, are working on devices that absorb sunlight, reemit”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #3 · @43:44
“is very helpful. So the three criteria that I chose together with Vladimir Bulovic when we put the together, to design a technology framework was with Vladimir Bulovic when we put the together,”
Pronounce: “bulovic”
- Syllables:
- bu · lo · vic
- Hear it in context
- bulovic
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"bulovic" has no true homophones in standard English — there are no other words with identical pronunciation. Unlike sound-alike pairs like there / their or peace / piece, "bulovic" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about bulovic
How many syllables are in “bulovic”?
“bulovic” has 3 syllables: bu · lo · vic.
How can I hear “bulovic” used in real sentences?
This page has 3 real-world video examples of “bulovic” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.
What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “bulovic”?
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⁄).