How to pronounce "temporaries" in English
ˈtɛmpəˌrɛriz
TEM·pə·rair·eez
Primary stress: TEM
Hear native speakers say temporaries in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “temporaries”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
TEM
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
pə
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
rair
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
eez
Neutral schwa (⁄ə⁄): relaxed jaw, brief unstressed breath.
Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("TEM"). 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 "temporaries" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "temporaries is" sounds like "temporaries-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "temporaries" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“And then you allocate a room for all your local variables and temporaries in there.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“efficiently it is not as straightforward as a lot of people to think of it with vector languages you get vector temporaries and vector temporaries take”— StanfordWatch clip
“eliminate temporaries and you can do loop fusion and other good stuff like”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“that is also Universal and I think he does this in a way that is distinctive from that of his peers in cont Temporaries I don't think anybody else”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“improve they engage Temporaries to help manufacture distribute and transport their product and then that moves into the professional skill categories uh”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“You have temporaries that at some point when you deal with things like statements, we'll figure out where we need to allocate them.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
Practice Speaking “temporaries”
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And then you allocate a room for all your local variables and temporaries in there.
Hear it in context: “temporaries”
12 clipsThe English word “temporaries” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˈtɛmpəˌrɛriz (phonetic respelling: TEM-pə-rair-eez). Phonologically, it consists of 4 syllables (TEM · pə · rair · eez), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (TEM). Grammatically, “temporaries” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 12 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “temporaries” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from MIT OpenCourseWare, Stanford.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #1 · @51:57
“And then there's a frame pointer that you need to put in there. And then you allocate a room for all your local variables and temporaries in there. and temporaries in there.”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #2 · @27:40
“mistakes as well vector languages they actually compiling vector languages efficiently it is not as straightforward as a lot of people to think of it with vector languages you get vector temporaries and vector temporaries take vector languages you get vector temporaries and vector temporaries take”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #3 · @45:11
“because once you had the right abstraction you can eliminate you can eliminate temporaries and you can do loop fusion and other good stuff like that that's quite hard to do by hand and in a lower level language and there's”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #4 · @22:51
“ways he manages to create a very personal iconography in his work but one that is also Universal and I think he does this in a way that is distinctive from that of his peers in cont Temporaries I don't think anybody else from that of his peers in cont Temporaries I don't think anybody else”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @1:53
“reduced their inventories in the recession and as the business begins to improve they engage Temporaries to help manufacture distribute and transport their product and then that moves into the professional skill categories uh their product and then that moves into the professional skill categories uh”
Definition & Meaning: “temporaries”
- Things or people that exist or are used for a limited period of time.
Example Sentences (3)
- “The company hired several temporaries to help with the heavy workload during the holidays.”
- “And then you allocate a room for all your local variables and temporaries in there.”
- “efficiently it is not as straightforward as a lot of people to think of it with vector languages you get vector temporaries and vector temporaries take”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “temporaries”
- Pronunciation:
- TEM-pə-rair-eez
- Syllables:
- TEM · pə · rair · eez
- Written Hyphenation:
- tem · po · ra · ries
- Primary stress:
- TEM
- IPA:
- ˈtɛmpəˌrɛriz
- Hear it in context
- temporaries
Synonyms: “temporaries”
Hear words related in meaning to “temporaries” in real video clips:
Words that Rhyme with “temporaries”
-ɛmpəˌrɛrizWords that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"temporaries" (⁄ˈtɛmpəˌrɛriz⁄) 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, "temporaries" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about temporaries
How do you pronounce “temporaries”?
“temporaries” is pronounced ⁄ˈtɛmpəˌrɛriz⁄ (TEM-pə-rair-eez). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.
How many syllables are in “temporaries”?
“temporaries” has 4 syllables: TEM · pə · rair · eez.
Where is the stress in “temporaries”?
The primary stress in “temporaries” is on “TEM”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above.
What does “temporaries” mean?
Things or people that exist or are used for a limited period of time.
How can I hear “temporaries” used in real sentences?
This page has 12 real-world video examples of “temporaries” 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 “temporaries”?
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⁄).