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# How to pronounce "monkey up" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/mɒʊnkɪʌp/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **mon·keyup**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (5 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "monkey up" in real conversation:

### Example 1
*Accent: UK*
> "were yesterday may not necessarily what they are they may somewhat like the monkey up the tree, we're about to hit a principled reason for failure."
- **Watch at 60:09**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGrFm6q1REM&t=3609s)

### Example 2
*Accent: UK*
> "was um if you imagine the monkey up halfway up the tree on the way to the"
- **Watch at 53:50**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGrFm6q1REM&t=3230s)

### Example 3
> "So there's a picture of this adorable monkey up here, because our mind has been compared to a monkey mind."
- **Watch at 13:31**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q-jffXGx7U&t=811s)

### Example 4
> "than us for life but maybe maybe not maybe you could have some giant life form just seems like i don't know there's a there's got to be some reason that anything intelligence between kind of like a little tiny rodent or finger monkey up to a blue whale on this planet i don't know maybe maybe when you change the gravity you know gravity and other things well you could think of life as a thing"
- **Watch at 2:32**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Jd7fJgFkPU&t=152s)

### Example 5
> "You might as well have, just, a monkey up there, pouring gasoline into the engine."
- **Watch at 19:05**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Br-FEOAxTk&t=1145s)


## How to Pronounce "monkey up"

- **Syllables**: mon · keyup
- **IPA**: `/mɒʊnkɪʌp/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Pronunciations

[monkey](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/monkey)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “monkey up”?
“monkey up” is pronounced /mɒʊnkɪʌp/ (mon · keyup). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “monkey up”?
“monkey up” has 2 syllables: mon · keyup.

### How can I hear “monkey up” used in real sentences?
This page has 5 real-world video examples of “monkey up” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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