The vowel that shortens when the word grows en anglais
You say "serene" and then "serenity," and the long "ee" turns into a short "e" without you noticing.
La phrase
I couldn't sleep at all last night.10 mots10 phrases
Les dix mots
- sleep/sliːp/
verbe
To rest with your eyes closed.
- decide/ˌdɪˈsaɪd/
verbe
Choose what you are going to do.
- wide/waɪd/
adjectif
Far from one side to the other.
- heal/hiːl/
verbe
Get well again.
- crime/kraɪm/
nom
An act the law punishes.
- nation/ˈneɪʃən/
nom
A country with its own government.
- wise/waɪz/
adjectif
Showing good sense.
- serene/sərˈiːn/
adjectif
Deeply calm.
- extreme/ekˈstriːm/
adjectif
As great as it can get.
- compete/kəmˈpiːt/
verbe
Try to beat others at something.
Les phrases
I couldn't sleep at all last night.
We need to decide where to eat tonight.
The road is wide enough for two trucks.
The doctor said it will take a few weeks to heal.
There's very little crime in this part of town.
The whole nation watched the final game together.
That was a wise choice, if you ask me.
The lake looks so serene early in the morning.
The heat out there is pretty extreme today.
Six teams will compete for the cup this year.
Prononciation
decide/ˌdɪˈsaɪd/
The stress is on the second syllable, and the first is a quick di: /dɪˈsaɪd/.
nation/ˈneɪʃən/
The t sounds like "sh," as in "station."
serene/sərˈiːn/
The stress goes on the second syllable, which rhymes with "green."
extreme/ekˈstriːm/
The stress goes on the second syllable, which sounds like "stream."
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