--- title: "How to pronounce \"first impression\" in English | SayItVid" description: "Learn how to say \"first impression\" correctly. Watch real-life video examples and master your English pronunciation with SayItVid." image: "https://img.youtube.com/vi/XFtE62MGpsk/hqdefault.jpg" url: "https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/first-impression" --- # How to pronounce "first impression" in English ## Pronunciation & Phonetics - **IPA**: `/fɪrstɪmprɛsʒən/` - **Syllable Breakdown**: **fir·stim·pres·si·on** ## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (15 Video Clips) Listen to native speakers pronounce "first impression" in real conversation: ### Example 1 > "As Goring put it, an examination of these contrasted outlines shows most strikingly the difference between criminal types, as registered first impression gives us the illusion that we kind of can reduce the uncertainty of living with strangers." - **Watch at 41:35**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFtE62MGpsk&t=2495s) ### Example 2 > "No. >> Luckily for you, and the rest of the class we're here today to talk to you about how to make a great first impression on a date. And give you five key tips and categories that we think will help." - **Watch at 0:38**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1wHweIwL58&t=38s) ### Example 3 > "As we have here today. First impression take a relevant role when we want to give a talk. Because people are gone to judge." - **Watch at 1:50**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHGgkEGfj3c&t=110s) ### Example 4 > "he had a radiant million dollar smile uh whenever you walked in uh my first impression i distinctly remember was wow this is what a professional athlete looks like and he walked in and he's just just bigger and more fit than you know than anyone you know anywhere and it's like wow this and you know when you saw him on television he looked kind of little and i was like so i remember thinking" - **Watch at 80:53**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iuven0crywo&t=4853s) ### Example 5 > "they threw the ice first impression is that it's incredibly well dirty there are these great caches of what well seems to be dust in fact it's sediment it's pollution that's" - **Watch at 1:10**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzJ6S1Hmptc&t=70s) ### Example 6 > "really our Liv I don't know you don't have any words to say I can't SC it so I'm in Damascus in the center of the city for the first time in my life my first impression is it's a bit chaotic there's chaos all over the place but everyone is cheating everyone is is happy people are approaching us to speak to ah celebratory gunfire so everyone is approaching us to speak about their" - **Watch at 1:35**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCSIgD-KW-E&t=95s) ### Example 7 > "made because it was so difficult there are familiar old faces in the changing area where you get a first impression of the sheer variety of costumes in competition one couple is posing as figurines made from the Netherlands famous blue and white Delware Pottery the toughest part is having a good idea a new idea for the World Championships you have to be" - **Watch at 0:55**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYhPj5UJ-Ks&t=55s) ### Example 8 > "William sawaa loves the ju apposition between old and new you feel well in it it's it was the first impression when we get in the first time I said that's my house so we loved it since the first impact so it has a a good positive feelings in it he loves his 350 square m of Italian style in a house that was once when of" - **Watch at 3:39**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAcnJ0moHk8&t=219s) ### Example 9 > "good opportunity to test that but yeah this is sort of a I I kind of decided just to do these two videos at the same time iPhone 4k camera test Tesla p100d first impression and actually kind of think it would be fun to make this a sort of a beginning of a playlist this would be the first video and an evolving playlist because this is a car that as you probably already know is really high-tech it's a piece of tech and it involves two so this will be the first" - **Watch at 0:55**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ICgMYIzhxg&t=55s) ### Example 10 > "premium price tag it's going to be going for so make sure you subscribe to see that if you have haven't already and that's basically been it that's the first impression thanks for watching guys and I'll catch you in the next one peace" - **Watch at 6:00**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObDkWUm10OQ&t=360s) ## How to Pronounce "first impression" - **Syllables**: fir · stim · pres · si · on - **IPA**: `/fɪrstɪmprɛsʒən/` - **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech. ## Related Pronunciations [first](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/first), [impression](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/impression) ## Frequently Asked Questions ### How do you pronounce “first impression”? “first impression” is pronounced /fɪrstɪmprɛsʒən/ (fir · stim · pres · si · on). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation. ### How many syllables are in “first impression”? “first impression” has 5 syllables: fir · stim · pres · si · on. ### How can I hear “first impression” used in real sentences? This page has 15 real-world video examples of “first impression” with synchronized subtitles. 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