How to pronounce "permease" in English
per·mease
Hear native speakers say permease in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “permease”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
per
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
mease
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Keep the vowel length balanced, placing subtle emphasis on the root morpheme according to standard conversational rhythm.
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 followed by a vowel, insert a subtle glide (/w/ or /j/) to connect into the subsequent word without an abrupt glottal stop.
In natural sentences, avoid over-stressing "permease" unless it conveys the core contrast or focal point of your message.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“lactose permease does? It makes the cell permeable to lactose, right, good. So, the lactose can get into”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“and one comparison here is for a general amino acid permease and all these green”— StanfordWatch clip
“quantities of permease around. With a little bit of permease around, a little lactose will get in.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“another gene product, another protein, which is a lactose permease.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“permease because the lactose permease is made by the same operon.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“beta-gal and this lactose permease.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
Practice Speaking “permease”
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lactose permease does? It makes the cell permeable to lactose, right, good. So, the lactose can get into
Hear it in context: “permease”
10 clipsThe English word “permease”. Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (per · mease). Grammatically, “permease” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 10 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “permease” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from MIT OpenCourseWare, Stanford.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #1 · @17:32
“permease. And, any guesses as to what a lactose permease does? It makes the cell permeable to lactose, right, good. So, the lactose can get into lactose, right, good. So, the lactose can get into”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #2 · @10:42
“would like to show here is basically an example of what kind of genes we found and one comparison here is for a general amino acid permease and all these green copies are basically the tandem duplicated copies in machine career”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #3 · @29:53
“transcription of the lack operon? Then, we'll have some trace quantities of permease around. With a little bit of permease around, a little lactose will get in. around, a little lactose will get in.”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #4 · @17:22
“galactose, into the cell? It turns out that it also has another gene product, another protein, which is a lactose permease. And, any guesses as to what a permease. And, any guesses as to what a”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #5 · @29:25
“how's it going to get any lactose, because there's not a lactose permease because the lactose permease is made by the same operon. So, what if, in fact, the same operon. So, what if, in fact,”
Definition & Meaning: “permease”
- Any of several enzymes that transport membrane proteins.
Example Sentences (2)
- “lactose permease does? It makes the cell permeable to lactose, right, good. So, the lactose can get into”
- “and one comparison here is for a general amino acid permease and all these green”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “permease”
- Syllables:
- per · mease
- Hear it in context
- permease
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"permease" 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, "permease" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about permease
How many syllables are in “permease”?
“permease” has 2 syllables: per · mease.
What does “permease” mean?
Any of several enzymes that transport membrane proteins.
How can I hear “permease” used in real sentences?
This page has 10 real-world video examples of “permease” 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 “permease”?
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⁄).