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Press record, say "breathe" once or twice at normal speed, then stop. You will see which syllables matched and what to change.
Breathe syllables
Breathe has 1 syllable: BREETH.
- BREETHbrið
One syllable: BREETH, with a long ee and a voiced th.
Sounds to watch
The th sound
Put the tip of your tongue lightly between your teeth and let air pass over it. Do not swap it for a t, d, s, or z sound.
The r sound
Pull the tongue back and up without touching the roof of the mouth. American r is never rolled or tapped.
Breathe in a sentence
- Breathe out slowly before you start speaking.
- It was hard to breathe in the crowded hall.
Read either sentence into the recorder above. The check judges only the target word, so the rest of the sentence can be rough.
What Speakeroo listens for
These are the pronunciation patterns from Speakeroo’s speech feature catalog that this target tends to expose. The check above reports the ones it hears.
- Voiced th /ð/ replacedUse the same dental position as /θ/ while adding vocal-cord vibration.
- /t/ or /d/ used for thKeep a narrow airflow gap instead of fully blocking the air.
- /r/ distorted or unclearUse the selected accent’s tongue shape without pressing the tongue against the palate.
- Final consonant devoicedKeep the vocal folds vibrating through voiced endings such as /b/, /d/, /g/ and /z/.
Questions
How many syllables are in breathe?
One. Breathe is a single syllable: BREETH.
How do you pronounce breathe?
Breathe is pronounced /ˈbrið/, or BREETH in plain letters. It has one syllable.
How do you use breathe in a sentence?
Breathe out slowly before you start speaking. It was hard to breathe in the crowded hall.
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