How to pronounce "Yellow is considered the most optimistic color. Yet surprisingly, people lose their tempers, more often in yellow rooms, and babies cry more in them. The reason may be that yellow is the hardest color, for the eyes to take in. So it can be overpowering if overused." in British English:
| Yellow is considered the most optimistic color. Yet surprisingly, people lose their tempers, more often in yellow rooms, and babies cry more in them. The reason may be that yellow is the hardest color, for the eyes to take in. So it can be overpowering if overused. | ˈjɛləʊ ɪz kənˈsɪdəd ðə məʊst ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk ˈkʌlə. jɛt səˈpraɪzɪŋli, ˈpiːpᵊl luːz ðeə ˈtɛmpəz, mɔːr ˈɒfᵊn ɪn ˈjɛləʊ ruːmz, ænd ˈbeɪbiz kraɪ mɔːr ɪn ðɛm. ðə ˈriːzᵊn meɪ biː ðæt ˈjɛləʊ ɪz ðə ˈhɑːdɪst ˈkʌlə, fɔː ði aɪz tuː teɪk ɪn. səʊ ɪt kæn biː ˌəʊvəˈpaʊərɪŋ ɪf ˌəʊvəˈjuːzd. |
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Why is the voice saying the words with a Portuguese accent in the American and British options? Something is wrong. I’ve used it before and it wasn’t like that.
“Chocolatchi,” “first oF all.”
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There are Many Errors in American Phonetic Transcription. Cambridge, Oxford, and Longman Dictionaries Were Examined.
Example 1.
Cross – krɔs
Cross – /krɔːs/
Example 2.
Darkness – ˈdɑrknəs
Darkness – /ˈdɑːrknəs/
Example 3.
Surface – ˈsɜrfəs
Surface – /ˈsɜːrfɪs/
This website currently uses the KK phonetic symbol. Please add an option to use the DJ phonetic symbol.
KK is used if you select American option, DJ for British. Did you mean something else?
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Why isn’t it a German version?? I want to learn German
Versión en Aleman por favor :,)
Thx
you are using the wrong r, /r/ is trilled, you want to use /ɹ/
https://tophonetics.com/faq/#r
wutt, miraculous… help me so far….
Вроде бы нармально
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i like this page, but we need narrow transcription too.