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restaurant
/ˈrestərˌɑːnt/Also said ˈreˌstrɑːnt.noun
A place you go to buy and eat a meal.
Three beats in speech: res-ter-ahnt.
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restaurant/ˈrestərˌɑːnt/Also said ˈreˌstrɑːnt.noun
This restaurant is still my favorite one downtown.
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evening
/ˈiːvnɪŋ/noun
The end of the day, from late afternoon until dark.
Two beats, not three: eev-ning.
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evening/ˈiːvnɪŋ/noun
Thanks for such a lovely evening, everyone.
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vegetable
/ˈvedʒtəbəl/noun
A plant part eaten as food, like a carrot or a bean.
Three syllables, VEJ-tuh-bul. Nothing sounds between the j and the t.
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vegetable/ˈvedʒtəbəl/noun
Did anyone else try the vegetable side dish?
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chocolate
/ˈtʃɔːklət/noun
A sweet brown food made from cocoa beans.
Two syllables in normal speech, CHOK-lut. The middle 'o' is gone.
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chocolate/ˈtʃɔːklət/noun
Should we share the chocolate cake for dessert?
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temperature
/ˈtemprətʃər/Also said ˈtempərətʃər.noun
How hot or cold something is.
No per in the middle: tem-pruh-cher.
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temperature/ˈtemprətʃər/Also said ˈtempərətʃər.noun
My soup arrived at a really odd temperature.
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favorite
/ˈfeɪvərɪt/Also said ˈfeɪvrət.adjective
Liked more than all the others.
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favorite/ˈfeɪvərɪt/Also said ˈfeɪvrət.adjective
What's your favorite thing on this menu?
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comfortable
/ˈkʌmfərtəbəl/adjective
Easy on the body, with nothing sore or pinching.
Stress on the first syllable and everything after it goes flat. The 'fort' part sounds like 'fert'.
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comfortable/ˈkʌmfərtəbəl/adjective
These chairs are more comfortable than I expected.
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different
/ˈdɪfərənt/Also said ˈdɪfrənt.adjective
Not the same as something else.
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different/ˈdɪfərənt/Also said ˈdɪfrənt.adjective
Yours tastes completely different from mine.
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separate
/ˈsepərˌeɪt/Also said ˈsepərɪt or ˈseprət.verb
To split something into parts.
As a verb the ending is a full ate sound, unlike the flat adjective.
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separate/ˈsepərˌeɪt/Also said ˈsepərɪt or ˈseprət.verb
Could you separate the check for us, please?
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probably
/ˈprɑːbəˌbliː/Also said ˈprɑːbli.adverb
Very likely, though not for certain.
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probably/ˈprɑːbəˌbliː/Also said ˈprɑːbli.adverb
I'll probably regret ordering that second plate.
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restaurant
/ˈrestərˌɑːnt/Also said ˈreˌstrɑːnt.noun
A place you go to buy and eat a meal.
Three beats in speech: res-ter-ahnt.
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restaurant/ˈrestərˌɑːnt/Also said ˈreˌstrɑːnt.noun
This restaurant is still my favorite one downtown.
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- restaurant
- 1This restaurant is still my favorite one downtown.This restaurant is still my favorite one downtown.
- evening
- 1Thanks for such a lovely evening, everyone.Thanks for such a lovely evening, everyone.
- vegetable
- 1Did anyone else try the vegetable side dish?Did anyone else try the vegetable side dish?
- chocolate
- 1Should we share the chocolate cake for dessert?Should we share the chocolate cake for dessert?
- temperature
- 1My soup arrived at a really odd temperature.My soup arrived at a really odd temperature.
- favorite
- 1What's your favorite thing on this menu?What's your favorite thing on this menu?
- comfortable
- 1These chairs are more comfortable than I expected.These chairs are more comfortable than I expected.
- different
- 1Yours tastes completely different from mine.Yours tastes completely different from mine.
- separate
- 1Could you separate the check for us, please?Could you separate the check for us, please?
- probably
- 1I'll probably regret ordering that second plate.I'll probably regret ordering that second plate.
- restaurant
- 1This restaurant is still my favorite one downtown.This restaurant is still my favorite one downtown.
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This restaurant is still my favorite one downtown.