Daily wordsPalavras de 23 de ago. de 2026
Words with a hidden Y sound
You're back in a classroom at forty, first night of the course, and the person beside you asks what made you sign up.
Dez palavras em inglês para todos os dias: university, student, curious, opinion, argue, confuse, regular, usual, huge, future. Cada uma com pronúncia e uma frase para dizer em voz alta.
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As dez palavras10 palavras, 10 frases
- 1university/ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/nounThe buildings and grounds where higher learning happens, including classrooms, labs and student housing.Starts with the sound of 'you', and the stress lands on the third syllable, -ver-.
- 2student/ˈstuːdənt/nounSomeone signed up to study at a school or college.
- 3curious/ˈkjʊriəs/adjectiveWanting to find things out and learn more.The c is a k with a y right behind it: KYOOR-ee-us.
- 4opinion/əˈpɪnjən/nounWhat you personally think about something, rather than a proven fact.The first syllable is a light 'uh'; the stress is on PIN.
- 5argue/ˈɑːrɡjuː/verbTo give your reasons for why you think something is true.
- 6confuse/kənˈfjuːz/verbTo make someone unable to think clearly about something.
- 7regular/ˈreɡjələr/Também se diz ˈreɪɡjələr.adjectiveHappening at set times, again and again.The g carries a y sound: REG-yuh-ler, not REG-oo-lar.
- 8usual/ˈjuːʒəwəl/Também se diz ˈjuːʒuːəl.adjectiveHappening most of the time, the way things normally go.Starts like 'you', and the s sounds like the middle of 'measure'.
- 9huge/hjuːdʒ/Também se diz juːdʒ.adjectiveVery big in size or amount.The h is spoken, then a y sound: HYOOJ.
- 10future/ˈfjuːtʃər/nounThe time that has not happened yet.The t sounds like the ch in 'church'.
As frases
- 1
I never went to university when I was younger.
- 2
It feels strange being a student again at forty.
- 3
I was just curious about how it all works.
- 4
In my opinion the evening class suits me better.
- 5
I want to learn how to argue my point clearly.
- 6
Does any of this confuse you as well?
- 7
The class runs at a regular time each week.
- 8
It's not my usual way to spend an evening.
- 9
Signing up felt like a huge step for me.
- 10
I'm doing this for the future, not the money.