Lingerie pronunciation
Lingerie has 3 syllables. The stress is on the first syllable, "lahn". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.
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Lingerie syllables
Lingerie has 3 syllables: LAHN-zhur-ay.
- LAHNlɑn
- zhurʒɚ
- ayeɪ
LAHN-zhuh-ray, three syllables, stress on the first. The g is the soft "zh" of "measure" and the ending is "ray", as it is in French — not "lin-juh-ree".
Sounds to watch
The l sound
Touch the tongue tip to the ridge behind your top teeth. At the end of a syllable the l is darker and the back of the tongue rises.
The zh sound
This is the s in measure: like sh, but with the voice switched on.
The er vowel
American er (as in her) is a single vowel with the tongue bunched back. Keep the r quality through the whole vowel.
Gliding vowels
The ay and oh vowels glide: start on one sound and slide into a short ee or oo. Cutting them short makes them sound like eh and aw.
Lingerie in a sentence
- The shop sells lingerie on the second floor.
- She packed her lingerie in a separate bag.
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What Speakeroo listens for
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- Stress placed on the wrong syllableMake the correct syllable longer, clearer and more prominent.
- Diphthong flattened into one vowelMove smoothly between both vowel positions.
- Every syllable stressed equallyEmphasise one main syllable and reduce the others.
Questions
How do you pronounce lingerie?
Lingerie is pronounced /ˈlɑn.ʒɚ.ˌeɪ/, or LAHN-zhur-ay in plain letters. It has 3 syllables and the stress falls on the first syllable, "lahn".
How many syllables are in lingerie?
3: LAHN-zhur-ay. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.
How do you use lingerie in a sentence?
The shop sells lingerie on the second floor. She packed her lingerie in a separate bag.
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