Daily wordsParole del 26 ago 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.
Dieci parole di inglese per tutti i giorni: probably, comfortable, vegetable, chocolate, interesting, temperature, several, business, especially, separate. Ciascuna con la pronuncia e una frase da dire ad alta voce.
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Le dieci parole10 parole, 10 frasi
- 1probably/ˈprɑːbəˌbliː/Si dice anche ˈprɑːbli.adverbVery likely, though not for certain.
- 2comfortable/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'.
- 3vegetable/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.
- 4chocolate/ˈtʃɔːklət/nounA sweet brown food made from cocoa beans.Two syllables in normal speech, CHOK-lut. The middle 'o' is gone.
- 5interesting/ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/Si dice anche ˈɪntərəstɪŋ o ˈɪntərɪstɪŋ.adjectiveWorth paying attention to.Three syllables, IN-truh-sting. The 'e' after 'inter' disappears.
- 6temperature/ˈtemprətʃər/Si dice anche ˈtempərətʃər.nounHow hot or cold something is.No per in the middle: tem-pruh-cher.
- 7several/ˈsevrəl/Si dice anche ˈsevərəl.adjectiveMore than two, but not many.Two syllables, SEV-rul. The middle 'e' drops out.
- 8business/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.
- 9especially/əˈspeʃli/Si dice anche əˈspeʃəli.adverbMore than usual, or more than the others.No k sound at the front, and it runs to three beats: uh-SPESH-lee.
- 10separate/ˈsepərˌeɪt/Si dice anche ˈsepərɪt o ˈseprət.verbTo split something into parts.As a verb the ending is a full ate sound, unlike the flat adjective.
Le frasi
- 1
I'll probably just get a coffee and go.
- 2
These shoes are finally comfortable after a week.
- 3
I ordered the vegetable soup instead of the sandwich.
- 4
Do you want to split a chocolate muffin?
- 5
That's the most interesting thing you've said today.
- 6
It's a nice temperature in here for once.
- 7
I've told her several times and she forgets.
- 8
She started her own business a few years ago.
- 9
I love this place, especially in the morning.
- 10
Let's separate the bill and pay our own.