--- title: "How to pronounce \"tbm\" in English | SayItVid" description: "Learn how to say \"tbm\" correctly. Watch real-life video examples and master your English pronunciation with SayItVid." image: "https://img.youtube.com/vi/F1R4MpO_4w0/hqdefault.jpg" url: "https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/tbm" --- # How to pronounce "tbm" in English ## Pronunciation & Phonetics - **IPA**: `/tbm/` - **Syllable Breakdown**: **tbm** ## Meaning & Usage ### NOUN - Initialism of tunnel boring machine. - *Example*: "Near-synonym: tunneler" ### Example Sentences - "Near-synonym: tunneler" - "happy TBM in the end so all right let's play the game of what's left in your fridge who's got a refrigerator at home" - "of tbm so I found out that after two years of investigation found that that" ### Common Phrases - tbm diagnosis - diameter tbm - happy tbm - aids tbm ## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (8 Video Clips) Listen to native speakers pronounce "tbm" in real conversation: ### Example 1 > "is there is a autistic side that can be satisfied and of course a nice little happy TBM in the end so all right let's play the game of what's left in your fridge who's got a refrigerator at home with stuff in it and if any of you don't raise your hand I'm going to be pissed I'm coming to your home just" - **Watch at 15:37**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1R4MpO_4w0&t=937s) ### Example 2 > "of tbm so I found out that after two years of investigation found that that" - **Watch at 27:35**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCJhlZ_nqTw&t=1655s) ### Example 3 > "hours a day for 8 years to get to this point and they still have 3 years to go 7 million tons of Earth had to be moved out of the way by these tunnel boring machines or tbms each TBM is a 500t Long mobile Factory that grinds up and removes dirt and rock and installs the walls of the tunnels as it goes walls that are" - **Watch at 3:09**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RnuIiaLxCs&t=189s) ### Example 4 > "fogged over uh they did say the plan's occupants did not respond to attempts to communicate so it's not clear EX exactly what's going on here uh the type of plane is called a sakata TBM 700 it's a light aircraft that would typically be used for private flights so indeed it looks like this was a private flight and in these sorts of situations NORAD does dispatch Jets to try and investigate and figure out what's going on so we'll keep you post on on this developing story to" - **Watch at 0:30**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXfDyUcQE-U&t=30s) ### Example 5 > "apart from the uh theoretical and the back of the machine is - 2 mm - 16 mm so you can you can steer a 14 M diameter TBM with a very good accuracy the parts to build the casing come from China heres has a production facility there the engineering expertise came from" - **Watch at 2:03**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPzXeJ94xbU&t=123s) ### Example 6 > "see into the windows because the windows were fogged up the pilot filed a flight planned to fly from Rochester New York this morning to Naples Florida this is file video of a plane which is a sakata TBM 700 a high performance single engine turbo prop like the one that has now crashed in Jamaica" - **Watch at 0:32**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2ah8uT1p1I&t=32s) ### Example 7 *Accent: AUS* > "is represented as well global fund for aids tbm non-government organisations and of course the private sector doing" - **Watch at 28:36**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvP9GHJtYCg&t=1716s) ### Example 8 *Accent: US* > "of tb iris manifesting with meningitis so what you see is patients at the time of of tbm diagnosis" - **Watch at 12:26**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbbV_kOPhcA&t=746s) ## How to Pronounce "tbm" - **Syllables**: tbm - **IPA**: `/tbm/` - **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech. ## Related Words ### Related Concepts [tunneler](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/tunneler) ## Related Pronunciations [tba](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/tba), [tbc](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/tbc), [tbd](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/tbd), [tbe](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/tbe), [tbf](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/tbf), [tbg](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/tbg), [tbh](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/tbh), [tbch](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/tbch) ## Frequently Asked Questions ### How do you pronounce “tbm”? “tbm” is pronounced /tbm/ (tbm). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation. ### What does “tbm” mean? Initialism of tunnel boring machine. ### How can I hear “tbm” used in real sentences? This page has 8 real-world video examples of “tbm” with synchronized subtitles. 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