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# How to pronounce "machine guns" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/mætʃɪnɛgʌns/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **ma·chi·ne·guns**

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

Listen to native speakers pronounce "machine guns" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "city of kashgar with armed police stationed at all the main buildings and with each watchtower guarded by two officers equipped with sniper rifles and machine guns inside lessons are watched over by police carrying shields batons and handcuffs and the documents describe the response to students who attempt to escape if warning shots are ignored the orders clear shoot them dead yes this is"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 2:07](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTp54QwxV8U&t=127s)

### Example 2
> "surrender the house is surrounded we heard fire there was shelling from airplanes and machine guns well here's more on what we know about this al-qareshi became the leader of is in october 2019 he'd already played a major role in the 2014 jihadist campaign to kill and enslave the yazidi religious minority in iraq he"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 1:08](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHvk-ju_7bQ&t=68s)

### Example 3
> "Russian troops to leave the nearby Republic of chia we were standing next to the school Gates I saw three people running in with machine guns at first I thought it was a joke then they began shooting into the air and I ran away this was the start of a siege that went on for 52 hours it was cramped and swelteringly hot in the gym with no food or drink there were bombs taped to the wall and hanging from the ceiling older peoples were forced to attach explosives"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 0:26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cntbb1a0Gsc&t=26s)

### Example 4
> "sudden they came they passed by in a car they made like H Hitler hail they and then they stopped the car they went backwards and when they came I saw two machine guns in the back of the car and that was really frightening you must have a vision for life what's your vision as man I see I see it as not a I'm not a racist no you're not a racist no I'm not a racist oh nobody is a"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 1:54](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiTXnKEyecg&t=114s)

### Example 5
> "going on because of the party and the music and the atmosphere. And we only realized later exactly what was happening when the police, armed with machine guns, cleared the park. >> By 10:15 p. m., organizers called off the event and asked people to go home and avoid the route through the park."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 1:43](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRQbdQObKLw&t=103s)

### Example 6
> "going on because of the party and the music and the atmosphere. And we only realized later exactly what was happening when the police, armed with machine guns, cleared the park. >> By 10:15 p. m., organizers called off the event and asked people to go home and avoid the route through the park."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 1:41](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwcegUJWJpQ&t=101s)

### Example 7
> "him, you begin to see that these are somewhat antiquated. Possession of of machine guns, for example, or even with the very general phrase narco-terrorism, you know, how is that being defined? Is he supposed to be the leader of an of an organized uh narcotics ring, an international narcotics ring? Now, we"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 5:17](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKEmkWWvqko&t=317s)

### Example 8
> "deposed Venezuelan leader is facing various federal charges in the US, including naroterrorism, conspiracy to import cocaine, and possession of machine guns. He wishes officers with the US Drug Enforcement Agency Happy New Year, >> happy new year before he and his wife are taken to the Brooklyn Detention Facility where they will await trial."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 1:42](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCz-j4_MeyQ&t=102s)

### Example 9
> "standards modern standards. etc. So they gave all of that to Ukraine and Ukraine is saying it's brilliant. We use it all the time, you know, or they operate with machine guns, you know, especially at night when the drones fly and you can hear them, then it's easier to target them. So all of this kind of thinking and of course it could trigger an ugly debate here in Germany as well. How much"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 21:31](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7cnM1SK6Jk&t=1291s)

### Example 10
> "Ukrainian side has difficulties intercepting them whereas um the Ukrainian side has used different means to intercept drones such as also using machine guns uh with a higher altitude it's not possible anymore they are not reachable also scarce air defenses um and expensive interceptor missiles would"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 3:25](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuCwzyhpszU&t=205s)


## Related Words & Synonyms

- **Nearby Vocabulary**: [machine](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/machine), [guns](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/guns)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "machine guns" correctly?
"machine guns" is pronounced `/mætʃɪnɛgʌns/`. Syllable breakdown: **ma·chi·ne·guns**.

### What does "machine guns" mean in context?
Refer to real speech examples in the video clips above to observe how native speakers use "machine guns" in daily English.

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