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# How to pronounce "state machine" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/stætɛmætʃæɪn/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **sta·te·ma·chine**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (15 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "state machine" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "of criminal code articles exactly describing what they are doing and these involve quite heavy punishments from 10 to 15 years of penal service. So again, for the Russian law, for the Russian state machine, these people are criminals. Even if the president receives them in the Kremlin, they still have no legal footing. So their loyalty can be only to the chief that pays them and protects them from the law. And this chief is strong enough to manage to get a meeting with the president in order to, well, bargain evidently with him also about the fate of his followers."
- **Watch at 5:31**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuaNbsuC_G4&t=331s)

### Example 2
*Accent: US*
> "state machine of some sort the algorithm that's involved is very very small and"
- **Watch at 72:39**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9xudo3C1Cw&t=4359s)

### Example 3
*Accent: US*
> "state machine for this copy um so we'll take the easy case first where"
- **Watch at 30:15**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYXgtXWejRM&t=1815s)

### Example 4
*Accent: US*
> "state machine and so all the stuff i'll be talking about all the state machines i've been working on are basically sort of interlaced and i"
- **Watch at 25:02**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm0k78396DY&t=1502s)

### Example 5
*Accent: US*
> "a state machine I should have that state machine be able to be modified by players and when that modification occurs I should should change the state"
- **Watch at 21:00**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-zGo_Ovhro&t=1260s)

### Example 6
*Accent: US*
> "simplified State machine it's all has interesting properties"
- **Watch at 28:58**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQiLaKdzD0E&t=1738s)

### Example 7
*Accent: US*
> "the state machine is for these systems but they're also concerned with exploring ideas from physics particularly attractors. So what people"
- **Watch at 19:06**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKkxiHxMRbs&t=1146s)

### Example 8
*Accent: US*
> "complex state machine than this in yeast. It's much much more complex in people and it's critically important. Uh it's why your cells divide and we"
- **Watch at 24:47**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKkxiHxMRbs&t=1487s)

### Example 9
*Accent: US*
> "so State machine so everyone's looking glossy eyed by now right so here's the"
- **Watch at 30:11**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYXgtXWejRM&t=1811s)

### Example 10
*Accent: US*
> "finite state machine piece of it, it's not going to be parallel."
- **Watch at 18:47**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=On-k-E5HpcQ&t=1127s)


## How to Pronounce "state machine"

- **Syllables**: sta · te · ma · chine
- **IPA**: `/stætɛmætʃæɪn/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Pronunciations

[state](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/state), [machine](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/machine)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “state machine”?
“state machine” is pronounced /stætɛmætʃæɪn/ (sta · te · ma · chine). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “state machine”?
“state machine” has 4 syllables: sta · te · ma · chine.

### How can I hear “state machine” used in real sentences?
This page has 15 real-world video examples of “state machine” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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