The vowel that shortens when the word grows in inglese
You say "serene" and then "serenity," and the long "ee" turns into a short "e" without you noticing.
La frase
I couldn't sleep at all last night.10 parole10 frasi
Le dieci parole
- sleep/sliːp/
verbo
To rest with your eyes closed.
- decide/ˌdɪˈsaɪd/
verbo
Choose what you are going to do.
- wide/waɪd/
aggettivo
Far from one side to the other.
- heal/hiːl/
verbo
Get well again.
- crime/kraɪm/
sostantivo
An act the law punishes.
- nation/ˈneɪʃən/
sostantivo
A country with its own government.
- wise/waɪz/
aggettivo
Showing good sense.
- serene/sərˈiːn/
aggettivo
Deeply calm.
- extreme/ekˈstriːm/
aggettivo
As great as it can get.
- compete/kəmˈpiːt/
verbo
Try to beat others at something.
Le frasi
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.
Pronuncia
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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