How to pronounce "urinals" in English
u·ri·nals
Hear native speakers say urinals in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “urinals”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
u
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
ri
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
nals
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Keep the vowel length balanced, placing subtle emphasis on the root morpheme according to standard conversational rhythm.
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 "urinals" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "urinals is" sounds like "urinals-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "urinals" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“public bathroom we sat on urinals we covered the mirror in lipstick we had fake cigarettes we were throwing insults”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“Anyone who’s spent time around urinals might recognize the smell of paradichlorobenzene because it’s the main compound in urinal cakes.”— SciShowWatch clip
“The next picture explains a little better about the commode and the urinals themselves.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“And we still had the urinals in some of the..”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“If you go into the men's rooms and look at the flushless urinals, you will immediately recognize that there is a serious problem in Kroon.”— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“There was times I walked into the bathroom, guys are standing at urinals, they would turn around and salute me.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
Practice Speaking “urinals”
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public bathroom we sat on urinals we covered the mirror in lipstick we had fake cigarettes we were throwing insults
Hear it in context: “urinals”
39 clipsThe English word “urinals”. Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (u · ri · nals). Grammatically, “urinals” functions as a noun, adjective. SayItVid indexes 39 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “urinals” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from TEDx Talks, SciShow, MIT OpenCourseWare.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #1 · @3:41
“public bathroom so we went into a men's public bathroom we sat on urinals we covered the mirror in lipstick we had fake cigarettes we were throwing insults covered the mirror in lipstick we had”
- 🇺🇸 USSciShowClip #2 · @5:42
“this clever little compound can be used in a couple of different ways. Anyone who’s spent time around urinals might recognize the smell of paradichlorobenzene because it’s the main compound in urinal cakes. of paradichlorobenzene because it’s the main compound in urinal cakes.”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #3 · @51:37
“It is basically dumped just to do inventory management. The next picture explains a little better about the commode and the urinals themselves. The urinal originally had a unisex interface cup.”
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #4 · @87:56
“to put W-O- men. And we still had the urinals in some of the.. So they didn't go fully coed.”
- 🇺🇸 USYaleCoursesClip #5 · @30:40
“with it. If you go into the men's rooms and look at the flushless urinals, you will immediately recognize that there is a serious problem in Kroon. urinals, you will immediately recognize that there is a”
Definition & Meaning: “urinals”
- A device or fixture used for urination, particularly
- A device or fixture used for urination
- Synonym of urinary.
Example Sentences (3)
- “This was the second time in the last few months that she was asked to install a urinal in a luxury residential project, and she said she knows many other designers and architects who have been specifying home urinals in their projects.”
- “If on the other hand it is to be used by a congregation, which as a rule, only occupy their church once, twice or three times a week, then I would suggest where it can be obtained that an improved “water closet” be used, and by this I mean a urinal and fecal basin, which can be kept clean by liberal flushing with water after each time it is used, and so trapped and ventilated as to absolutely protect the room in which it is placed from any contamination whatever.[…]This same closet can be arranged for urinal purposes by having the lid of the seat for each person attached to a hinge so that it can be raised up when desired to be used for micturation^([sic]) only.”
- “public bathroom we sat on urinals we covered the mirror in lipstick we had fake cigarettes we were throwing insults”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “urinals”
- Syllables:
- u · ri · nals
- Hear it in context
- urinals
Synonyms: “urinals”
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Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"urinals" 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, "urinals" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about urinals
How many syllables are in “urinals”?
“urinals” has 3 syllables: u · ri · nals.
What does “urinals” mean?
A device or fixture used for urination, particularly
How can I hear “urinals” used in real sentences?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “urinals”?
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⁄).