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Wort 1

television

/ˈteləˌvɪʒən/noun

A device with a screen that picks up broadcast programs and shows them.

Four syllables with the main stress up front: TEL-uh-vizh-un.

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television/ˈteləˌvɪʒən/noun

Can we put something on the television tonight?

Wort 2

decision

/dɪˈsɪʒən/noun

The act of making up your mind about something.

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decision/dɪˈsɪʒən/noun

Someone else can make the decision this time.

Wort 3

genre

/ˈʒɑːnrə/noun

A type of book, film or music with its own recognizable style.

Starts with the buzzing sound in the middle of "measure", with no d in front of it.

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genre/ˈʒɑːnrə/noun

What genre are you in the mood for?

Wort 4

version

/ˈvɜːrʒən/noun

One form of something that is slightly different from others of the same kind.

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version/ˈvɜːrʒən/noun

Is this the new version or the old one?

Wort 5

usual

/ˈjuːʒəwəl/Auch ˈjuːʒuːəl gesprochen.adjective

Happening most of the time, the way things normally go.

Starts like 'you', and the s sounds like the middle of 'measure'.

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usual/ˈjuːʒəwəl/Auch ˈjuːʒuːəl gesprochen.adjective

Let's just watch the usual show again.

Wort 6

casual

/ˈkæʒəwəl/Auch ˈkæʒwəl gesprochen.adjective

Fine for everyday use, not formal or dressy.

The s in the middle is the zh sound: KAZH-oo-ul.

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casual/ˈkæʒəwəl/Auch ˈkæʒwəl gesprochen.adjective

I want something casual, nothing too heavy tonight.

Wort 7

pleasure

/ˈpleʒər/noun

An activity you do because you enjoy it.

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pleasure/ˈpleʒər/noun

Watching bad movies is a guilty pleasure of mine.

Wort 8

leisure

/ˈleʒər/Auch ˈliːʒər gesprochen.noun

Free time when you have nothing you have to do.

The first syllable rhymes with 'pleh', not 'lee'.

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leisure/ˈleʒər/Auch ˈliːʒər gesprochen.noun

I want to spend my leisure time watching something dumb.

Wort 9

treasure

/ˈtreʒər/verb

To care about something deeply and want to keep it.

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treasure/ˈtreʒər/verb

I treasure these quiet nights on the couch.

Wort 10

montage

/mɑːnˈtɑːʒ/noun

A picture made by sticking together bits of photos or paper.

Stress the second syllable and end it with zh, not the 'j' of 'bridge'.

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montage/mɑːnˈtɑːʒ/noun

The photo montage at the end got me.