Pronunciation

Learn How To Pronounce Names of Cars

24/08/2015 11:41
Car names being pronounced wrongly isn't peculiar to Nigerians alone. However, an attempt has been made to compile some car names. Enjoy and learn them below: Acura → ‘Ack + you + rah’ | The ‘c’ makes a hard ‘k’ sound. The second syllable sounds like the word ‘you’. Aston Martin → ‘Ass + ton Mahr...

Quarantine

11/08/2014 09:27
The "tine" in the word "quarantine" is pronounced as if it is "tin" (teen) not "tain". 

despite

22/12/2013 23:24
The word "despite" is pronounced as if it were 'disPAIT'. Note that the "e" is pronounced as "i" - just as in "did", not "e". 

participate

14/09/2013 11:20
All the syllables in the word "participate" are meant to be well enunciated when using it: par-TI-ci-pate not par-tic-pate as most people pronounce it. As is evident, the word "participate" has four syllables not three.

gigantic

26/07/2013 14:10
The 'g' in the word 'gigantic' is pronounced as that in 'gun'.

soar/sore

26/04/2013 09:55
The word 'soar' rhymes with 'sore'. 

christian

14/03/2013 14:52
"Christian" is  not pronounced as /KRISTIEN/ as it is generally done. The word is pronounced as if it were /krischen/ { Chris·tian [kríschən]}. There is no /t/ sound in its pronunciation.  

omniscient/omniscience

04/03/2013 11:22
The "scient" in "omniscient" is not pronounced like that of 'science'. It is pronounced as if it is 'shent' not 'saiens' or 'saient'.  In other words, 'omniscient' is pronounced as if it were 'omnishent'; also 'omniscience' as 'omnishent' NOT 'ominisaient' or 'ominisaiens'.  

elite

04/02/2013 13:01
The word "elite" is pronounced as if it were /elit/ not [elait].

fluctuate/flunctuate

04/02/2013 12:07
There is no 'n' in the word "fluctuate". So, it is very wrong to pronounce it as [fluncutate]. It is pronounced as if it were /flokchuet/.