Mot 1

restaurant

/ˈrestərˌɑːnt/iSe dit aussi ˈreˌstrɑːnt.nounPlus lentement

A place you go to buy and eat a meal.

Three beats in speech: res-ter-ahnt.

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restaurant/ˈrestərˌɑːnt/iSe dit aussi ˈreˌstrɑːnt.nounPlus lentement

This restaurant is still my favorite one downtown.

Mot 2

evening

/ˈiːvnɪŋ/nounPlus lentement

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

Two beats, not three: eev-ning.

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evening/ˈiːvnɪŋ/nounPlus lentement

Thanks for such a lovely evening, everyone.

Mot 3

vegetable

/ˈvedʒtəbəl/nounPlus lentement

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/nounPlus lentement

Did anyone else try the vegetable side dish?

Mot 4

chocolate

/ˈtʃɔːklət/nounPlus lentement

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/nounPlus lentement

Should we share the chocolate cake for dessert?

Mot 5

temperature

/ˈtemprətʃər/iSe dit aussi ˈtempərətʃər.nounPlus lentement

How hot or cold something is.

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

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temperature/ˈtemprətʃər/iSe dit aussi ˈtempərətʃər.nounPlus lentement

My soup arrived at a really odd temperature.

Mot 6

favorite

/ˈfeɪvərɪt/iSe dit aussi ˈfeɪvrət.adjectivePlus lentement

Liked more than all the others.

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favorite/ˈfeɪvərɪt/iSe dit aussi ˈfeɪvrət.adjectivePlus lentement

What's your favorite thing on this menu?

Mot 7

comfortable

/ˈkʌmfərtəbəl/adjectivePlus lentement

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/adjectivePlus lentement

These chairs are more comfortable than I expected.

Mot 8

different

/ˈdɪfərənt/iSe dit aussi ˈdɪfrənt.adjectivePlus lentement

Not the same as something else.

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different/ˈdɪfərənt/iSe dit aussi ˈdɪfrənt.adjectivePlus lentement

Yours tastes completely different from mine.

Mot 9

separate

/ˈsepərˌeɪt/iSe dit aussi ˈsepərɪt ou ˈseprət.verbPlus lentement

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/iSe dit aussi ˈsepərɪt ou ˈseprət.verbPlus lentement

Could you separate the check for us, please?

Mot 10

probably

/ˈprɑːbəˌbliː/iSe dit aussi ˈprɑːbli.adverbPlus lentement

Very likely, though not for certain.

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probably/ˈprɑːbəˌbliː/iSe dit aussi ˈprɑːbli.adverbPlus lentement

I'll probably regret ordering that second plate.