How to pronounce "mentales" in English
MEN·ta·les
Primary stress: men
Hear native speakers say mentales in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “mentales”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
MEN
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
ta
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
les
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("MEN"). 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 "mentales" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "mentales is" sounds like "mentales-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "mentales" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“You can think of this as the language of thought, or "mentalese." It seems to be based on a fixed set of concepts,”— TEDWatch clip
“An eternally appealing idea is something like a language of thought that there's brain writing or mentalese and we write -- the brain writes sentences in mentalese that store the beliefs”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
Practice Speaking “mentales”
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You can think of this as the language of thought, or "mentalese." It seems to be based on a fixed set of concepts,
Hear it in context: “mentales”
17 clipsThe English word “mentales”. Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (men · ta · les), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (men). Grammatically, “mentales” functions as a adjective, noun. SayItVid indexes 17 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “mentales” in natural connected speech across American (US: 2 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from TED.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (2 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USTEDClip #1 · @6:38
“every time we produce or utter a sentence, that governs our use of language. You can think of this as the language of thought, or "mentalese." It seems to be based on a fixed set of concepts, It seems to be based on a fixed set of concepts,”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #2 · @0:12
“40 years is how on earth the brain represents information. An eternally appealing idea is something like a language of thought that there's brain writing or mentalese and we write -- the brain writes sentences in mentalese that store the beliefs or mentalese and we write -- the brain writes sentences in mentalese that store the beliefs”
Definition & Meaning: “mentales”
- Of or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality.
- State of mind; ellipsis of mental state.
- A mentally challenged person.
Example Sentences (3)
- “I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera,[…], the neurotic victims of mental cirrhosis, the jewelled animals whose moral code is the code of the barnyard—!”
- “mental science”
- “You can think of this as the language of thought, or "mentalese." It seems to be based on a fixed set of concepts,”
Pronounce: “mentales”
- Syllables:
- men · ta · les
- Primary stress:
- men
- Hear it in context
- mentales
Synonyms: “mentales”
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Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"mentales" 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, "mentales" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about mentales
How many syllables are in “mentales”?
“mentales” has 3 syllables: men · ta · les.
Where is the stress in “mentales”?
The primary stress in “mentales” is on “MEN”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above.
What does “mentales” mean?
Of or relating to the mind or specifically the total emotional and intellectual response of an individual to external reality.
How can I hear “mentales” used in real sentences?
This page has 17 real-world video examples of “mentales” 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 “mentales”?
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⁄).