Christians pronunciation
Christians has 2 syllables. The stress is on the first syllable, "krihs". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.
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Christians syllables
Christians has 2 syllables: KRIHS-chuhnz.
- KRIHSkrɪs
- chuhnztʃənz
KRIS-chunz. The plural adds a z sound to "Christian" and keeps the "ch" — it does not become "kris-tee-uns".
The final -s is pronounced as a z because the sound before it is voiced.
Sounds to watch
The r sound
Pull the tongue back and up without touching the roof of the mouth. American r is never rolled or tapped.
Weak syllables
The unstressed syllables use a short, relaxed uh (schwa). Rushing through them lightly is correct; giving them a full vowel sounds unnatural.
Short i versus ee
The short i (as in sit) is shorter and more relaxed than ee. Many learners stretch it into ee, which changes the word.
The ch and j sounds
Ch and j start with a full stop of the air (t or d) and release into sh or zh. Without the stop they collapse into sh and zh, and "cheap" becomes "sheep".
Christians in a sentence
- Early Christians met in private houses rather than churches.
- Christians and Muslims share several of the same prophets.
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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.
- Final -s ending unclearUse the correct /s/, /z/ or /ɪz/ ending and keep it audible.
- /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/.
- Consonant cluster reducedBuild the cluster one sound at a time without deleting a member.
- Extra vowel after a consonantFinish directly on the consonant instead of adding a vowel.
Questions
How do you pronounce christians?
Christians is pronounced /ˈkrɪs.tʃənz/, or KRIHS-chuhnz in plain letters. It has 2 syllables and the stress falls on the first syllable, "krihs".
How many syllables are in christians?
2: KRIHS-chuhnz. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.
How do you use christians in a sentence?
Early Christians met in private houses rather than churches. Christians and Muslims share several of the same prophets.
How is the ending of christians pronounced?
The final -s is pronounced as a z because the sound before it is voiced.
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