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# How to pronounce "extemp" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/ɛkstɛmp/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **ex·temp**

## Meaning & Usage

### NOUN
- extemporaneous speaking; a competitive event in schools and colleges in which students speak persuasively or informatively about current events and politics

### Example Sentences
- "Extemporaneously, I am a shameless wind bag, so when I write things down, they tend to be unmemorizable, because they're just"
- "extemporaneously uh of of of being quick on his feet when you have floor debates when you have him showing up on the on the political talk shows I think he"

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

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

### Example 1
> "And I hope you'll forgive me if I glance down quite a bit and do as much reading as speaking. Extemporaneously, I am a shameless wind bag, so when I write things down, they tend to be unmemorizable, because they're just too damn long. So I'll be a little less formal in our Q&A that will follow."
- **Watch at 1:30**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYuQV7SFEqo&t=90s)

### Example 2
> "he's young he's African-American he is uh really good at speaking extemporaneously uh of of of being quick on his feet when you have floor debates when you have him showing up on the on the political talk shows I think he could really rally Democrats uh offering a contrasting view uh to what"
- **Watch at 20:15**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM07BQ0xJds&t=1215s)

### Example 3
> "I was not happy completely when you are in the read extemporanea was born in Rome and studied art both in Europe and Australia her passion for street art blossomed during a relationship with a French graphic artist for the past 3 years she's done street art all over the world the dominant theme of her work is her home city of"
- **Watch at 1:06**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWnRREUiqOg&t=66s)

### Example 4
> "now back in the day in Chicago he came out congra he was pretty brilliant I think your ability to write so quickly and extemporaneously and get to funny things improv is all about that Eugene is a great improviser who's the greatest physical who's the greatest maniac you've met in comedy greatest the Mohini and the most Belushi"
- **Watch at 8:53**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cGhW0xRSDg&t=533s)

### Example 5
*Accent: US*
> "extemporized strong rooms made of kitchens and sculleries, and freted all"
- **Watch at 3:12**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wd8vr87k6Fc&t=192s)

### Example 6
*Accent: US*
> "extempore for it is nothing but roaring Midsummer Night"
- **Watch at 268:58**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUvqgU25cfQ&t=16138s)

### Example 7
*Accent: US*
> "extemporize; to compose verse, music, on the spur of the"
- **Watch at 15:51**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhBewIa83tQ&t=951s)

### Example 8
*Accent: US*
> "extemporaneously to difficult questions and arguments from the opposition, nor were they irresponsible displays, but serious controversies leading"
- **Watch at 20:51**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0DWXr6kKPg&t=1251s)

### Example 9
*Accent: US*
> "extempore Austin I have no notes in my pocket suggesting that there were typically jings accumulating there Dickinson's one surviving dress has an"
- **Watch at 44:58**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSGKlCsQngI&t=2698s)

### Example 10
*Accent: US*
> "extemporaneously uh I have said uh one of the ways I describe"
- **Watch at 59:42**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtFjpZ-sZmk&t=3582s)


## How to Pronounce "extemp"

- **Syllables**: ex · temp
- **IPA**: `/ɛkstɛmp/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Words

### Word Forms
[extemper](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/extemper)


## Related Pronunciations

[excerp](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/excerp)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “extemp”?
“extemp” is pronounced /ɛkstɛmp/ (ex · temp). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “extemp”?
“extemp” has 2 syllables: ex · temp.

### What does “extemp” mean?
extemporaneous speaking; a competitive event in schools and colleges in which students speak persuasively or informatively about current events and politics

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


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