How to pronounce Municipal
Municipal has 4 syllables. The stress is on the second syllable, "nih". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.
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Municipal syllables
Municipal has 4 syllables: myoo-NIH-suh-puhl.
- myoomju
- NIHnɪ
- suhsə
- puhlpəl
Stress "nis": myoo-NIS-uh-pul.
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.
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.
Municipal in a sentence
- The municipal council meets on the first Tuesday of the month.
- Municipal workers cleared the streets before dawn.
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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.
- Stress placed on the wrong syllableMake the correct syllable longer, clearer and more prominent.
- Final /l/ unclearKeep tongue-tip contact while raising the back of the tongue for a clear final /l/.
- Final consonant omittedHold the final mouth position briefly without adding another vowel.
- Schwa not reducedRelax unstressed vowels toward a short neutral sound.
- /ɪ/ and /iː/ confusedMake /iː/ higher, tenser and usually longer than /ɪ/.
Questions
How do you pronounce municipal?
Municipal is pronounced /mju.ˈnɪ.sə.pəl/, or myoo-NIH-suh-puhl in plain letters. It has 4 syllables and the stress falls on the second syllable, "nih".
How many syllables are in municipal?
4: myoo-NIH-suh-puhl. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.
How do you use municipal in a sentence?
The municipal council meets on the first Tuesday of the month. Municipal workers cleared the streets before dawn.
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