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Daily wordsMots du 26 août 2026

Words people shorten without noticing

You're across a coffee shop table from a friend, talking fast, and the long words are coming out a syllable shorter than they look.

Dix mots pour tous les jours, en anglais : probably, comfortable, vegetable, chocolate, interesting, temperature, several, business, especially, separate. Chacun avec sa prononciation et une phrase à dire à voix haute.

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Les dix mots10 mots, 10 phrases

  1. 1
    probably/ˈprɑːbəˌbliː/Se dit aussi ˈprɑːbli.adverbVery likely, though not for certain.
  2. 2
    comfortable/ˈkʌmfərtəbəl/adjectiveEasy 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'.
  3. 3
    vegetable/ˈvedʒtəbəl/nounA plant part eaten as food, like a carrot or a bean.Three syllables, VEJ-tuh-bul. Nothing sounds between the j and the t.
  4. 4
    chocolate/ˈtʃɔːklət/nounA sweet brown food made from cocoa beans.Two syllables in normal speech, CHOK-lut. The middle 'o' is gone.
  5. 5
    interesting/ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/Se dit aussi ˈɪntərəstɪŋ ou ˈɪntərɪstɪŋ.adjectiveWorth paying attention to.Three syllables, IN-truh-sting. The 'e' after 'inter' disappears.
  6. 6
    temperature/ˈtemprətʃər/Se dit aussi ˈtempərətʃər.nounHow hot or cold something is.No per in the middle: tem-pruh-cher.
  7. 7
    several/ˈsevrəl/Se dit aussi ˈsevərəl.adjectiveMore than two, but not many.Two syllables, SEV-rul. The middle 'e' drops out.
  8. 8
    business/ˈbɪznəs/nounA company that sells things or does work for money, along with the people in it.Two syllables, not three: BIZ-nus, with the stress up front.
  9. 9
    especially/əˈspeʃli/Se dit aussi əˈspeʃəli.adverbMore than usual, or more than the others.No k sound at the front, and it runs to three beats: uh-SPESH-lee.
  10. 10
    separate/ˈsepərˌeɪt/Se dit aussi ˈsepərɪt ou ˈseprət.verbTo split something into parts.As a verb the ending is a full ate sound, unlike the flat adjective.

Les phrases

  1. 1

    I'll probably just get a coffee and go.

  2. 2

    These shoes are finally comfortable after a week.

  3. 3

    I ordered the vegetable soup instead of the sandwich.

  4. 4

    Do you want to split a chocolate muffin?

  5. 5

    That's the most interesting thing you've said today.

  6. 6

    It's a nice temperature in here for once.

  7. 7

    I've told her several times and she forgets.

  8. 8

    She started her own business a few years ago.

  9. 9

    I love this place, especially in the morning.

  10. 10

    Let's separate the bill and pay our own.