--- title: "How to pronounce \"count against\" in English | SayItVid" description: "Learn how to say \"count against\" correctly. Watch real-life video examples and master your English pronunciation with SayItVid." image: "https://img.youtube.com/vi/0MSRVg2bRPk/hqdefault.jpg" url: "https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/count-against" --- # How to pronounce "count against" in English ## Pronunciation & Phonetics - **IPA**: `/kæʊntɪdʒɪnst/` - **Syllable Breakdown**: **coun·ta·gainst** ## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (15 Video Clips) Listen to native speakers pronounce "count against" in real conversation: ### Example 1 *Accent: US* > "rate which researchers did here's what happened the United States had the highest life expectancy no rational person would say that a suicide would count against the health care system now health analysts don't like to talk about the OECD report in fact the at the WHL report in fact the OECD which is" - **Watch at 5:21**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MSRVg2bRPk&t=321s) ### Example 2 *Accent: US* > "count against you um and unlikely to come out ahead so the the Insight we're going to use is" - **Watch at 30:18**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl3emqCuueQ&t=1818s) ### Example 3 *Accent: US* > "may count against it is the best thing to do quite simply if your mind remained unmade up you would not yet" - **Watch at 46:23**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UnGApiy08s&t=2783s) ### Example 4 > "that intimidation factor. Because when you're playing, the result is something that might be marvelous, but it doesn't count in some way. It doesn't count against you, and I think that piece is terrific, it's like everyone wins. So we started talking about how you make it approachable by devaluing, if you'll allow me, the importance of values, right?" - **Watch at 12:31**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6elmnCdd88&t=751s) ### Example 5 > "changed the rules quite dramatically before the jobs act if you had 500 shareholders you had to go public now it's 2,000 but more importantly the uh employees don't count against that 2,000 that's why you have these massive companies hiding under this jobs act these tech companies that's companies that want to go public and I wouldn't say they're hiding I think the jobs act have been wonderful and it allows a company uh to file confidentially so the" - **Watch at 2:49**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rbnh-6TiWRs&t=169s) ### Example 6 *Accent: US* > "this does not count against my time" - **Watch at 13:38**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpzRSmduoT0&t=818s) ### Example 7 *Accent: US* > "It's the only count against using Denbigh at this point in this class is that Denbigh admits to the existence of something called" - **Watch at 38:29**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wDIDaTtRwU&t=2309s) ### Example 8 > "job your responsibilities are to work out sleep in relax you don't have to do anything you're on the payroll it doesn't count against PTO the only condition is that you can't take any voicemails phone calls emails text messages from your previous employer but the first week is for you to just to relax and people like wow that's crazy that's amazing like what kind of company" - **Watch at 22:34**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlf9VWV4lPc&t=1354s) ### Example 9 > "about $20,000 I mean you are somebody who has experience with this don't you I mean there are at last call nothing you had about seven cases if that's the correct count against you from the Philippine government I mean are you afraid that the Philippines government is using the coronavirus crisis to gain more control over the media look I think that what" - **Watch at 2:39**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZe7PVURaos&t=159s) ### Example 10 *Accent: US* > "there as far as step one goes doesn't count against you doesn't make things harder for you but I'm not sure that there's much in what you do as a" - **Watch at 25:01**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqNyaVSEsFI&t=1501s) ## How to Pronounce "count against" - **Syllables**: coun · ta · gainst - **IPA**: `/kæʊntɪdʒɪnst/` - **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech. ## Related Pronunciations [take into account](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/take-into-account), [bear in mind](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/bear-in-mind), [take into consideration](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/take-into-consideration), [factor in](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/factor-in), [give thought to](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/give-thought-to), [look into](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/look-into), [count](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/count), [against](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/against) ## Frequently Asked Questions ### How do you pronounce “count against”? “count against” is pronounced /kæʊntɪdʒɪnst/ (coun · ta · gainst). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation. ### How many syllables are in “count against”? “count against” has 3 syllables: coun · ta · gainst. ### How can I hear “count against” used in real sentences? This page has 15 real-world video examples of “count against” with synchronized subtitles. 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