How to pronounce "marquees" in English
MAR·quees
Primary stress: mar
Hear native speakers say marquees in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “marquees”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
MAR
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
quees
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("MAR"). Raise your pitch and sustain the vowel length on this syllable while relaxing the surrounding syllables.
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 "marquees" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "marquees is" sounds like "marquees-iz").
In natural sentences, avoid over-stressing "marquees" unless it conveys the core contrast or focal point of your message.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“whose current moniker is emblazoned across theater marquees that stretch from broadway to boston i don't know”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“luxury ready to wear designers um with aristocratic names like Marquees Emilio”— StanfordWatch clip
“all the different marquees and shelters that restaurants and pubs have been putting up now in this one the roof”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“Chevrolet, the legendary American marquees centenery year.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“So the next morning front page of the paper was this car, our ticket booth, our marquees.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“stations or huge marquees uh that have heating that have food that have water”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
Practice Speaking “marquees”
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whose current moniker is emblazoned across theater marquees that stretch from broadway to boston i don't know
Hear it in context: “marquees”
24 clipsThe English word “marquees”. Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (mar · quees), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (mar). Grammatically, “marquees” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 24 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “marquees” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from TEDx Talks, Stanford.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #1 · @0:23
“avenue a street named for the presidential aide and founding father whose current moniker is emblazoned across theater marquees that stretch from broadway to boston i don't know from broadway to boston i don't know”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #2 · @7:37
“fashion now in the beginning of the 1980s it was uh initially Florentine luxury ready to wear designers um with aristocratic names like Marquees Emilio POI Who challenged the French hemony in high fashion uh but soon after this”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #3 · @0:39
“to face for a long period of time so what about all the different marquees and shelters that restaurants and pubs have been putting up now in this one the roof and pubs have been putting up now in this one the roof”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #4 · @1:52
“design to woo buyers. Its launch coincides with celebrations marking Chevrolet, the legendary American marquees centenery year. In fact, Chevrolet's heritage is not strictly speaking 100% US. Chevrolet executive Chevrolet's heritage is not strictly speaking 100% US. Chevrolet executive”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @13:03
“And his car wrecked into our ticket booth. So the next morning front page of the paper was this car, our ticket booth, our marquees. It was like, again, disproving the no such thing as bad press.”
Definition & Meaning: “marquees”
- A brand of a manufactured product, especially of a motor car.
- A license to pass the limits of a jurisdiction, or boundary of a country, for the purpose of making reprisals or privateering; the document recording this license.
Example Sentences (3)
- “The group wants Rover as its luxury marque and MG as the performance car.”
- “whose current moniker is emblazoned across theater marquees that stretch from broadway to boston i don't know”
- “luxury ready to wear designers um with aristocratic names like Marquees Emilio”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “marquees”
- Syllables:
- mar · quees
- Primary stress:
- mar
- Hear it in context
- marquees
Synonyms: “marquees”
Hear words related in meaning to “marquees” in real video clips:
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"marquees" 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, "marquees" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about marquees
How many syllables are in “marquees”?
“marquees” has 2 syllables: mar · quees.
Where is the stress in “marquees”?
The primary stress in “marquees” is on “MAR”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above.
What does “marquees” mean?
A brand of a manufactured product, especially of a motor car.
How can I hear “marquees” used in real sentences?
This page has 24 real-world video examples of “marquees” 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 “marquees”?
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⁄).