--- title: "How to pronounce \"spruik\" in English | SayItVid" description: "Learn how to say \"spruik\" correctly. Watch real-life video examples and master your English pronunciation with SayItVid." image: "https://img.youtube.com/vi/yvy5J6BpWUg/hqdefault.jpg" url: "https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/spruik" --- # How to pronounce "spruik" in English ## Pronunciation & Phonetics - **IPA**: `/spɹuːk/` - **Syllable Breakdown**: **spru·ik** - **Native Audio**: [Listen](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/2f/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-spruik.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-spruik.wav.mp3) ## Meaning & Usage ### VERB - To promote a thing or idea to another person, usually informally. - *Example*: "There was no spruiking or showmanship, no flash shirts or ten-gallon hats." ### Example Sentences - "There was no spruiking or showmanship, no flash shirts or ten-gallon hats." - "spruikers spend their lives on the road it's a hard life but one they say that gets in the blood once a spruiker always" - "and then one day suddenly the guy spruiking you lamb isn't National Treasure Sam Kekovich but the guy who played Farid in 'The Code'," ## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (6 Video Clips) Listen to native speakers pronounce "spruik" in real conversation: ### Example 1 *Accent: AUS* > "boys and don't forget to share with the name show the reputation and the best value of your money spruikers spend their lives on the road it's a hard life but one they say that gets in the blood once a spruiker always the desire to stick with it keith smith spoke with one of them how's business well it's been fairly good and how long" - **Watch at 1:30**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvy5J6BpWUg&t=90s) ### Example 2 *Accent: AUS* > "and then one day suddenly the guy spruiking you lamb isn't National Treasure Sam Kekovich but the guy who played Farid in 'The Code'," - **Watch at 1:46**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yk0ddbr7Iko&t=106s) ### Example 3 *Accent: AUS* > "they're a captive audience for the spruikers who pray their offerings alongside show alley at shows around australia" - **Watch at 0:05**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvy5J6BpWUg&t=5s) ### Example 4 *Accent: AUS* > "In the 90s and noughties Perdue went on this top notch marketing campaign spruiking opiates for pain relief." - **Watch at 0:25**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v84mezosuDU&t=25s) ### Example 5 *Accent: AUS* > "Fast forward thirty years, and Amazon is spruiking the benefits of drones dropping parcels instead of bombs." - **Watch at 1:28**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmpMK-n3VuA&t=88s) ### Example 6 *Accent: AUS* > "Aside from $11million dollars for a drug rehab centre, the major policy the LNP is spruiking is the Turnbull government tax cuts, where low to middle income earners get a tax cut of about $530 this year." - **Watch at 4:42**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFzD2tdSfkc&t=282s) ## How to Pronounce "spruik" - **Syllables**: spru · ik - **IPA**: `/spɹuːk/` - **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech. ## Related Words ### Word Forms [spruiks](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/spruiks), [spruiked](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/spruiked), [spruiking](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/spruiking), [spruiker](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/spruiker) ### Related Concepts [pimp](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/pimp), [pitch](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/pitch), [tout](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/tout), [hawk](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/hawk) ## Related Pronunciations [spaik](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/spaik) ## Frequently Asked Questions ### How do you pronounce “spruik”? “spruik” is pronounced /spɹuːk/ (spru · ik). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation. ### How many syllables are in “spruik”? “spruik” has 2 syllables: spru · ik. ### What does “spruik” mean? To promote a thing or idea to another person, usually informally. ### How can I hear “spruik” used in real sentences? This page has 6 real-world video examples of “spruik” with synchronized subtitles. 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