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# How to pronounce "hit bottom" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/hɪtbɒttɒm/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **hit·bot·tom**

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

Listen to native speakers pronounce "hit bottom" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "continue our look at the housing market Karen Weaver is a global head of securitization research for deutsche bank securities and she says we haven't even hit bottom yet she joins us here in studio welcome the show thank you so much let's start with why you think we haven't hit bottom yet because we seem to have some signs of turnaround you see the case-shiller price numbers inching up a month-over-month the Labor picture is starting to look a little bit better"
- **Watch at 0:04**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zop_n1JMjCs&t=4s)

### Example 2
> "get from Hawthorne uh as from from no other American writer is what it feels like to have hit bottom helping us to sympathize with a person who has hit rock bottom who whose life suddenly and irrevocably has been changed hepsa who's"
- **Watch at 2:47**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRgjPVZ4DDo&t=167s)

### Example 3
> "call at eleven thirty and it's sort of like watching your own EKG you can watch your stock price move as you're talking about what you're doing so we are quite pleased that actually we hit bottom and then as we talked it sort of moved back up so wow I haven't destroyed any more shareholder value that's good but it is it is very challenging and fundamentally you know our business is what the business was and you know you have momentum money moves quickly hedge fund"
- **Watch at 32:22**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKEHtEG8NUo&t=1942s)

### Example 4
> "with practically no access to additional Capital now although the economy economy has still not hit bottom by any means today uh and and we have 8 but today we have 88.1% unemployment record low interest rates low core inflation and"
- **Watch at 4:08**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnSY-3Qwc5k&t=248s)

### Example 5
> "They should be locked away until they die. They're viewed as useless, without value. But that's not true in God's view. Even people who have hit bottom can begin again. I've seen murderers become upstanding citizens and Christians. For example, a father, the head of a family, holding a job, living an honest life."
- **Watch at 21:54**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwJxKy_4MB0&t=1314s)

### Example 6
> "Le of the of the property Market here in China okay so Vincent you know sofun has been reporting that China's home prices have been falling for 14 uh straight months have we hit bottom yet in terms of the property sector in China I I don't think so I think the current situation in China's property Market uh is the uh central government government is very keen to make sure the price is going to come back to some uh reasonable level and on the other hand uh you know"
- **Watch at 2:22**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwzvVPNnETo&t=142s)

### Example 7
> "stock market I mean do we do you expect to see stocks continue rise as the rest of that $787 billion comes out well many of these stocks have stagnated like most companies they hit bottom in March 9th of earlier in the year when the S&P was at 666 but to a large extent they've been trading back and forth the backlogs of places like Jacobs and Flor obviously they're negative amaron the actual estimates for revenues and earnings are up next year but overall I think it'll"
- **Watch at 1:34**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7oM_WSSDpE&t=94s)

### Example 8
> "Well, the US dollar though is still dropping. Dropping again after it enjoyed a few days of rest bit last week. Our next guest says while the greenback hasn't hit bottom, there may not be too much downside left for the green bag. Sophia Drossus is co-head of foreign exchange strategy for Morgan Stanley and she joins us from her offices this morning. And Sophia, good to have you with us. Thanks, Betty. Glad to be with you. So, do you agree with"
- **Watch at 0:05**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5eOZ1S_WP0&t=5s)

### Example 9
> "market power they have. That's that's kind of the point. So um it uh it is going to hit uh hit bottom lines for the consumer. Will the consumer notice any changes even if the companies enact what they're supposed to be enacting as a"
- **Watch at 12:07**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPMAYrbJj3M&t=727s)

### Example 10
> "about 70% Michael Binger is the fund manager at thriven uh in Minneapolis this morning and uh good to have you with us Mike uh now you say what uh We've hit bottom we're up 7 70% Where Do We Go From Here well I would really like to sit here right now and tell you that I think we're going to continue to plow forward and move ahead but I don't think that's warranted I think a little Caution right now is warranted I think best case the"
- **Watch at 0:16**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIWHlnDcPBM&t=16s)


## How to Pronounce "hit bottom"

- **Syllables**: hit · bot · tom
- **IPA**: `/hɪtbɒttɒm/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Pronunciations

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## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “hit bottom”?
“hit bottom” is pronounced /hɪtbɒttɒm/ (hit · bot · tom). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “hit bottom”?
“hit bottom” has 3 syllables: hit · bot · tom.

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


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