Palabra 1

restaurant

/ˈrestərˌɑːnt/iTambién se dice ˈreˌstrɑːnt.nounMás lento

A place you go to buy and eat a meal.

Three beats in speech: res-ter-ahnt.

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restaurant/ˈrestərˌɑːnt/iTambién se dice ˈreˌstrɑːnt.nounMás lento

This restaurant is still my favorite one downtown.

Palabra 2

evening

/ˈiːvnɪŋ/nounMás lento

The end of the day, from late afternoon until dark.

Two beats, not three: eev-ning.

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evening/ˈiːvnɪŋ/nounMás lento

Thanks for such a lovely evening, everyone.

Palabra 3

vegetable

/ˈvedʒtəbəl/nounMás lento

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/nounMás lento

Did anyone else try the vegetable side dish?

Palabra 4

chocolate

/ˈtʃɔːklət/nounMás lento

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/nounMás lento

Should we share the chocolate cake for dessert?

Palabra 5

temperature

/ˈtemprətʃər/iTambién se dice ˈtempərətʃər.nounMás lento

How hot or cold something is.

No per in the middle: tem-pruh-cher.

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temperature/ˈtemprətʃər/iTambién se dice ˈtempərətʃər.nounMás lento

My soup arrived at a really odd temperature.

Palabra 6

favorite

/ˈfeɪvərɪt/iTambién se dice ˈfeɪvrət.adjectiveMás lento

Liked more than all the others.

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favorite/ˈfeɪvərɪt/iTambién se dice ˈfeɪvrət.adjectiveMás lento

What's your favorite thing on this menu?

Palabra 7

comfortable

/ˈkʌmfərtəbəl/adjectiveMás lento

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/adjectiveMás lento

These chairs are more comfortable than I expected.

Palabra 8

different

/ˈdɪfərənt/iTambién se dice ˈdɪfrənt.adjectiveMás lento

Not the same as something else.

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different/ˈdɪfərənt/iTambién se dice ˈdɪfrənt.adjectiveMás lento

Yours tastes completely different from mine.

Palabra 9

separate

/ˈsepərˌeɪt/iTambién se dice ˈsepərɪt o ˈseprət.verbMás lento

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/iTambién se dice ˈsepərɪt o ˈseprət.verbMás lento

Could you separate the check for us, please?

Palabra 10

probably

/ˈprɑːbəˌbliː/iTambién se dice ˈprɑːbli.adverbMás lento

Very likely, though not for certain.

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probably/ˈprɑːbəˌbliː/iTambién se dice ˈprɑːbli.adverbMás lento

I'll probably regret ordering that second plate.