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# How to pronounce "making merry" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/mækɪngmɛrrɪ/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **ma·kin·gmer·ry**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (8 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "making merry" in real conversation:

### Example 1
*Accent: AUS*
> "which made it clear. He said he said today is not a day for feasting and making merry. He said he said he said I do want you all to know that I did not I do not approve of this. And he said but he said but but"
- **Watch at 25:42**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcKRLtTX_w8&t=1542s)

### Example 2
*Accent: US*
> "not to omit making merry with Doniote. Now, chapter 16 of what befell Doniote"
- **Watch at 271:13**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtn2tv8L57k&t=16273s)

### Example 3
*Accent: US*
> "clever people we are making merry here it is a regular shattered"
- **Watch at 74:25**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6U6ofT4ygQ&t=4465s)

### Example 4
*Accent: US*
> "sitting around it making merry. That would be a noble lodging for us, said"
- **Watch at 5:28**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuA3_LZrzlg&t=328s)

### Example 5
*Accent: US*
> "consequence of his taking a dislike to us and not making merry with us is as I think that he loses some pleasant moments which could do him no harm I'm"
- **Watch at 123:13**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXce_-7g2cQ&t=7393s)

### Example 6
*Accent: US*
> "Along by night it was again a sight to see with its great bonfires at every corner and its troops of revelers making merry around them there was no talk in"
- **Watch at 4:37**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BH7AQAxq1ac&t=277s)

### Example 7
*Accent: US*
> "duck, threw it ashore, and brought in the pole in his teeth, his companions meanwhile making merry at his expense by splashing the"
- **Watch at 57:58**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaUj9k3xWyM&t=3478s)

### Example 8
*Accent: US*
> "As the book reports, Belshazzar, the last King of Babylon, and his 1,000 nobles, and his wives and concubines, were making merry with the sacred vessels"
- **Watch at 40:36**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD-k-Lp4I0U&t=2436s)


## How to Pronounce "making merry"

- **Syllables**: ma · kin · gmer · ry
- **IPA**: `/mækɪngmɛrrɪ/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Pronunciations

[making](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/making), [merry](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/merry)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “making merry”?
“making merry” is pronounced /mækɪngmɛrrɪ/ (ma · kin · gmer · ry). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “making merry”?
“making merry” has 4 syllables: ma · kin · gmer · ry.

### How can I hear “making merry” used in real sentences?
This page has 8 real-world video examples of “making merry” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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