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Parola 1
probably
/ˈprɑːbəˌbliː/Si dice anche ˈprɑːbli.adverb
Very likely, though not for certain.
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probably/ˈprɑːbəˌbliː/Si dice anche ˈprɑːbli.adverb
I'll probably just get a coffee and go.
Parola 2
comfortable
/ˈkʌmfərtəbəl/adjective
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'.
Parola 2Frase 1 di 1
comfortable/ˈkʌmfərtəbəl/adjective
These shoes are finally comfortable after a week.
Parola 3
vegetable
/ˈvedʒtəbəl/noun
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.
Parola 3Frase 1 di 1
vegetable/ˈvedʒtəbəl/noun
I ordered the vegetable soup instead of the sandwich.
Parola 4
chocolate
/ˈtʃɔːklət/noun
A sweet brown food made from cocoa beans.
Two syllables in normal speech, CHOK-lut. The middle 'o' is gone.
Parola 4Frase 1 di 1
chocolate/ˈtʃɔːklət/noun
Do you want to split a chocolate muffin?
Parola 5
interesting
/ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/Si dice anche ˈɪntərəstɪŋ o ˈɪntərɪstɪŋ.adjective
Worth paying attention to.
Three syllables, IN-truh-sting. The 'e' after 'inter' disappears.
Parola 5Frase 1 di 1
interesting/ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/Si dice anche ˈɪntərəstɪŋ o ˈɪntərɪstɪŋ.adjective
That's the most interesting thing you've said today.
Parola 6
temperature
/ˈtemprətʃər/Si dice anche ˈtempərətʃər.noun
How hot or cold something is.
No per in the middle: tem-pruh-cher.
Parola 6Frase 1 di 1
temperature/ˈtemprətʃər/Si dice anche ˈtempərətʃər.noun
It's a nice temperature in here for once.
Parola 7
several
/ˈsevrəl/Si dice anche ˈsevərəl.adjective
More than two, but not many.
Two syllables, SEV-rul. The middle 'e' drops out.
Parola 7Frase 1 di 1
several/ˈsevrəl/Si dice anche ˈsevərəl.adjective
I've told her several times and she forgets.
Parola 8
business
/ˈbɪznəs/noun
A 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.
Parola 8Frase 1 di 1
business/ˈbɪznəs/noun
She started her own business a few years ago.
Parola 9
especially
/əˈspeʃli/Si dice anche əˈspeʃəli.adverb
More than usual, or more than the others.
No k sound at the front, and it runs to three beats: uh-SPESH-lee.
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especially/əˈspeʃli/Si dice anche əˈspeʃəli.adverb
I love this place, especially in the morning.
Parola 10
separate
/ˈsepərˌeɪt/Si dice anche ˈsepərɪt o ˈseprət.verb
To split something into parts.
As a verb the ending is a full ate sound, unlike the flat adjective.
Parola 10Frase 1 di 1
separate/ˈsepərˌeɪt/Si dice anche ˈsepərɪt o ˈseprət.verb
Let's separate the bill and pay our own.
Parola 1
probably
/ˈprɑːbəˌbliː/Si dice anche ˈprɑːbli.adverb
Very likely, though not for certain.
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probably/ˈprɑːbəˌbliː/Si dice anche ˈprɑːbli.adverb
I'll probably just get a coffee and go.
Questa parola
- probably
- 1I'll probably just get a coffee and go.I'll probably just get a coffee and go.
- comfortable
- 1These shoes are finally comfortable after a week.These shoes are finally comfortable after a week.
- vegetable
- 1I ordered the vegetable soup instead of the sandwich.I ordered the vegetable soup instead of the sandwich.
- chocolate
- 1Do you want to split a chocolate muffin?Do you want to split a chocolate muffin?
- interesting
- 1That's the most interesting thing you've said today.That's the most interesting thing you've said today.
- temperature
- 1It's a nice temperature in here for once.It's a nice temperature in here for once.
- several
- 1I've told her several times and she forgets.I've told her several times and she forgets.
- business
- 1She started her own business a few years ago.She started her own business a few years ago.
- especially
- 1I love this place, especially in the morning.I love this place, especially in the morning.
- separate
- 1Let's separate the bill and pay our own.Let's separate the bill and pay our own.
- probably
- 1I'll probably just get a coffee and go.I'll probably just get a coffee and go.
A seguireFrase 1 di 1
I'll probably just get a coffee and go.