How to pronounce "sentimentales" in English
sen·ti·MEN·ta·les
Primary stress: men
Hear native speakers say sentimentales in context across real video clips
I was talking to him about transcribing Herbie. And he said, man, you got to go get Ravel's Valses Nobles et Sentimentales and play that. Sentimentales and play that.
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “sentimentales”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
sen
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
ti
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
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 third 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 "sentimentales" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "sentimentales is" sounds like "sentimentales-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "sentimentales" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“And he said, man, you got to go get Ravel's Valses Nobles et Sentimentales and play that.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“And so I went to the music library and signed out Valses Nobles et Sentimentales and spent the next hour picking away”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
Practice Speaking “sentimentales”
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And he said, man, you got to go get Ravel's Valses Nobles et Sentimentales and play that.
Hear it in context: “sentimentales”
2 clipsThe English word “sentimentales”. Phonologically, it consists of 5 syllables (sen · ti · men · ta · les), with primary lexical stress placed on the 3rd syllable (men). Grammatically, “sentimentales” functions as a adjective. SayItVid indexes 2 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “sentimentales” in natural connected speech across American (US: 2 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from MIT OpenCourseWare.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (2 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #1 · @5:41
“I was talking to him about transcribing Herbie. And he said, man, you got to go get Ravel's Valses Nobles et Sentimentales and play that. Sentimentales and play that.”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #2 · @5:51
“You'll hear those early voices, you know? And so I went to the music library and signed out Valses Nobles et Sentimentales and spent the next hour picking away and signed out Valses Nobles et Sentimentales”
Definition & Meaning: “sentimentales”
- Characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion; appealing to the emotions (especially tender emotions) rather than reason, morality, aesthetic taste, etc.
- Derived from emotion rather than logical reason.
Example Sentences (3)
- “Are you in sentimental mood? I'll sigh with you.”
- “And he said, man, you got to go get Ravel's Valses Nobles et Sentimentales and play that.”
- “And so I went to the music library and signed out Valses Nobles et Sentimentales and spent the next hour picking away”
Pronounce: “sentimentales”
- Syllables:
- sen · ti · men · ta · les
- Primary stress:
- men
- Hear it in context
- sentimentales
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"sentimentales" 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, "sentimentales" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about sentimentales
How many syllables are in “sentimentales”?
“sentimentales” has 5 syllables: sen · ti · men · ta · les.
Where is the stress in “sentimentales”?
The primary stress in “sentimentales” is on “MEN”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above.
What does “sentimentales” mean?
Characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion; appealing to the emotions (especially tender emotions) rather than reason, morality, aesthetic taste, etc.
How can I hear “sentimentales” used in real sentences?
This page has 2 real-world video examples of “sentimentales” 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 “sentimentales”?
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⁄).