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# How to pronounce "self mocking" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/sɛlfmɒkkɪng/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **sel·fmo·cking**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (1 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "self mocking" in real conversation:

### Example 1
*Accent: US*
> "One of Cervantes' most admired traits is this restraint and self-mockery, and it shows in his answer to Avellaneda. If you remember, the 1605 prologue, you remember this self mocking Cervantes who doesn't know what to do about writing the prologue, and so forth, and so on, and all of these authorial games by which he distances himself from his creation, and all of that."
- **Watch at 32:56**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFnzqmi21ao&t=1976s)


## How to Pronounce "self mocking"

- **Syllables**: sel · fmo · cking
- **IPA**: `/sɛlfmɒkkɪng/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Pronunciations

[self](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/self), [mocking](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/mocking)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “self mocking”?
“self mocking” is pronounced /sɛlfmɒkkɪng/ (sel · fmo · cking). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “self mocking”?
“self mocking” has 3 syllables: sel · fmo · cking.

### How can I hear “self mocking” used in real sentences?
This page has 1 real-world video example of “self mocking” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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