How to pronounce "gobies" in English
go·bies
Hear native speakers say gobies in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “gobies”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
go
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
bies
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 "gobies" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "gobies is" sounds like "gobies-iz").
In natural sentences, avoid over-stressing "gobies" unless it conveys the core contrast or focal point of your message.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“They’ve found species of shrimps and gobies that are doing their individual jobs together, but without the specific communication system.”— SciShowWatch clip
“You have it in gobies, you have it in sticklebacks.”— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“types of gobies, the sand gobies and black gobies.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“So no expense has been spared at all with these illustrations I made of the leaping gobies.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“Like, there are these fish called Australian gobies that all start out as females.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“And we are left with the richest water in the world now occupied by jellyfish and bearded gobies in a stinking hydrogen sulfide”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
Practice Speaking “gobies”
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They’ve found species of shrimps and gobies that are doing their individual jobs together, but without the specific communication system.
Hear it in context: “gobies”
17 clipsThe English word “gobies”. Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (go · bies). Grammatically, “gobies” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 17 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “gobies” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from SciShow, YaleCourses, MIT OpenCourseWare.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USSciShowClip #1 · @4:11
“Some scientists think they’re seeing this happen in real time. They’ve found species of shrimps and gobies that are doing their individual jobs together, but without the specific communication system. but without the specific communication system.”
- 🇺🇸 USYaleCoursesClip #2 · @8:39
“in fish. You have it in gobies, you have it in sticklebacks. Males--in some wrasses--you'll have a male build a nest and”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #3 · @38:39
“it's been studied quantitatively in these two types of gobies, the sand gobies and black gobies. It's observed that feeding decreases, as you would expect,”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #4 · @11:34
“Unfortunately, I didn't get AJ to do these ones. So no expense has been spared at all with these illustrations I made of the leaping gobies. I made of the leaping gobies.”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @0:11
“But life, in all of its glorious complexity, tells another story. Like, there are these fish called Australian gobies that all start out as females. But later, some start producing sperm, while still having cells that can become eggs.”
Definition & Meaning: “gobies”
- Any of various small fish from the large family Gobiidae, in which the pelvic fins are fused to form a disc-shaped sucker.
- A gudgeon, a fish of the subfamily Gobioninae, such as a common gudgeon (Gobio gobio).
Example Sentences (3)
- ““It’s estimated that 10,000 yellowfin gobies died … as well as hundreds of striped bass and hundreds of sturgeon,” and the bloom probably is impacting all aquatic species in the area “to some degree,” Traverso said.”
- “For acclimatization in the Barents Sea he recommends using the fish fauna of East Kamchatka and the Bering Sea, especially the Atka mackerel, the Goby Gobio gobio lepidolaemus (half scaled goby) and a species of flatfish, in the[…]”
- “They’ve found species of shrimps and gobies that are doing their individual jobs together, but without the specific communication system.”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “gobies”
- Syllables:
- go · bies
- Hear it in context
- gobies
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"gobies" 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, "gobies" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about gobies
How many syllables are in “gobies”?
“gobies” has 2 syllables: go · bies.
What does “gobies” mean?
Any of various small fish from the large family Gobiidae, in which the pelvic fins are fused to form a disc-shaped sucker.
How can I hear “gobies” used in real sentences?
This page has 17 real-world video examples of “gobies” 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 “gobies”?
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⁄).