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# How to pronounce "essay question" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/ɛssæɪkwɛsʃən/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **es·say·que·sti·on**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (15 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "essay question" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "application right now and show you um what it what it looks like but it's one essay question and then again the resume which uh you're already preparing a resume for the MBA application so this would just be an additional document additional upload of the same resume and then the"
- **Watch at 16:05**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N91NAgeSPgo&t=965s)

### Example 2
> "Like my genuine advice is just to be authentic in your application, right? The essay question is, I'm not sure if it's still the same but it's what matters most to you and why. And some people tend to over engineer their answers or some people think that there is a standard answer that will get you accepted."
- **Watch at 23:04**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJy0UiE4MT0&t=1384s)

### Example 3
> "We'd say focus on why, rather than focusing on what. Second essay question is pretty broad, it's why Stanford, and how will earning your MBA at Stanford enable you to realize your ambitions? What are we looking for there, Derrick?"
- **Watch at 1:56**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDSB9Bjom68&t=116s)

### Example 4
> "As you're thinking about your goals. So our essay question, what matters to you, and that question actually is very meaningful for so many different levels. Can you provide insight into like how you think about like the what matters and like, how would you approach."
- **Watch at 36:21**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxy07pgX5x4&t=2181s)

### Example 5
*Accent: US*
> "And the essay question--I'll formulate it at the end of class Wednesday, asks you to work through that"
- **Watch at 7:40**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zKG-fdjhgU&t=460s)

### Example 6
*Accent: UK*
> "even give you an essay question you might have to think about yourself for each tutorial you'll be given a reading list and sometimes the reading list is"
- **Watch at 5:23**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X48UpbidOZw&t=323s)

### Example 7
*Accent: US*
> "tonight I'll be making the essay question available online and if it gets to 6:01 and there's nothing online, somebody call me real fast, okay?"
- **Watch at 47:38**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5y0_aBvEtI&t=2858s)

### Example 8
*Accent: US*
> "It's kind of an essay question."
- **Watch at 0:42**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79duxPXpyKQ&t=42s)

### Example 9
*Accent: US*
> "But it's really an essay question, so I just have to say what I feel."
- **Watch at 1:51**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79duxPXpyKQ&t=111s)

### Example 10
*Accent: US*
> "So you can imagine there might be an essay question, which would be something like, if Galicia had not been part of the Habsburg monarchy,"
- **Watch at 5:10**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO_SuY-4Sow&t=310s)


## How to Pronounce "essay question"

- **Syllables**: es · say · que · sti · on
- **IPA**: `/ɛssæɪkwɛsʃən/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Pronunciations

[essay](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/essay), [question](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/question)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “essay question”?
“essay question” is pronounced /ɛssæɪkwɛsʃən/ (es · say · que · sti · on). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “essay question”?
“essay question” has 5 syllables: es · say · que · sti · on.

### How can I hear “essay question” used in real sentences?
This page has 15 real-world video examples of “essay question” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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