--- title: "How to pronounce \"kindy\" in English | SayItVid" description: "Learn how to say \"kindy\" correctly. Watch real-life video examples and master your English pronunciation with SayItVid." image: "https://img.youtube.com/vi/ROWVHrZO7uw/hqdefault.jpg" url: "https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/kindy" --- # How to pronounce "kindy" in English ## Pronunciation & Phonetics - **IPA**: `/ˈkɪndi/` - **Syllable Breakdown**: **kin·dy** - **Stress**: **KIN** — say this syllable louder and longer - **Native Audio**: [Listen](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/34/En-au-kindy.ogg/En-au-kindy.ogg.mp3) ## Meaning & Usage ### NOUN - Diminutive of kindergarten. - *Example*: "This means all public kindies in NZ "charge" fees of $1-$2/session just to get by." ### Example Sentences - "This means all public kindies in NZ "charge" fees of $1-$2/session just to get by." - "know kindy who come from different backgrounds and just that being the norm I think really helps with understanding" - "The kindy that I went to was right next to Ashmore BMX track." ## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (15 Video Clips) Listen to native speakers pronounce "kindy" in real conversation: ### Example 1 *Accent: AUS* > "because there's a lot of back in India having friends you grew up with from you know kindy who come from different backgrounds and just that being the norm I think really helps with understanding different religions but also different cultures when you come to a place like Australia" - **Watch at 1:35**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROWVHrZO7uw&t=95s) ### Example 2 *Accent: AUS* > "The kindy that I went to was right next to Ashmore BMX track." - **Watch at 1:52**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WV57Om7xCVs&t=112s) ### Example 3 > "there's a four-year-old whose mom is planning on performing FGM on her. That child is in kindy. I'll let that sink in: four years old. A couple of months ago, I met a lady who is married to a Malaysian man." - **Watch at 15:20**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v84pD2g3gSk&t=920s) ### Example 4 > "the manufacturers of certain products uh to get these products approved by government space well this this is not a charity at the end of the day is it I mean you know you kindy to make money off this too aren't you yeah absolutely um you know it was a big decision to move out of banking to to do this um we are doing this for profit but the idea is that we grow uh we provide a better solution to our customers who at the end of the day um haven't got many choices" - **Watch at 3:38**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-L-OD3IZBk&t=218s) ### Example 5 *Accent: AUS* > "He was still in kindy and he could make friends very easily and pick up English." - **Watch at 0:52**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44hzxN2Hu-c&t=52s) ### Example 6 *Accent: AUS* > "Thursdays it's um crci kindy again mhm and then" - **Watch at 5:04**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4HRj1ZNqKw&t=304s) ### Example 7 > "missing people 21 years ago his older mentally disabled brother was pulled into a taxi a slim easy get up the kindy economist at first we were just out looking for our own family members nowadays were focusing more on raising awareness we have to warn parents of the dangers hid credit me Dennis all your" - **Watch at 1:43**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wony5o8wgIM&t=103s) ### Example 8 *Accent: AUS* > "When Saya was born my Dad picked me up from my kindy and told me that I had a sister." - **Watch at 2:05**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WV57Om7xCVs&t=125s) ### Example 9 *Accent: AUS* > "I remember when James was at pre-school and kindy, he never seemed to really fit in He had always struggled with social interaction with others" - **Watch at 9:39**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hv_mlezJA4&t=579s) ### Example 10 *Accent: AUS* > "Australia one in five kids begin primary school so like kindy age kids one in" - **Watch at 21:16**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIFhRkdeGTM&t=1276s) ## How to Pronounce "kindy" - **Syllables**: kin · dy - **Stress**: KIN — say this syllable louder and longer - **IPA**: `/ˈkɪndi/` - **Listen for**: the stressed /KIN/ in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech. ## Related Words ### Related Concepts [kindergarten](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/kindergarten), [preschool](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/preschool) ## Synonyms [nursery school](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/nursery-school) ## Related Pronunciations [kiddy](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/kiddy), [kibty](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/kibty), [kiby](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/kiby), [kicky](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/kicky), [kid](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/kid), [kiddly](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/kiddly), [kiddo](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/kiddo), [kidly](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/kidly) ## Frequently Asked Questions ### How do you pronounce “kindy”? “kindy” is pronounced /ˈkɪndi/ (kin · dy). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation. ### How many syllables are in “kindy”? “kindy” has 2 syllables: kin · dy. ### Where is the stress in “kindy”? The primary stress in “kindy” is on “KIN”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above. ### What does “kindy” mean? Diminutive of kindergarten. ### How can I hear “kindy” used in real sentences? This page has 15 real-world video examples of “kindy” with synchronized subtitles. 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