A short YouTube pronunciation lesson by Hadar Shemesh explaining how to pronounce the English word "colonel." The transcript contains a brief dialogue with another speaker using military examples ("Lieutenant Colonel Martinson/Codman"), phonetic breakdowns (saying "Ker" then "null"), repetition for practice, and notes that stress is on the first syllable.
How do you pronounce it? Colonel.
We're in the business of saving lives. Lieutenant Colonel Martinson.
Yes. Very different than how it's written. Colonel is a high ranking officer in the army or the Air Force, and a colonel is usually in charge of a large group of soldiers. Colonel. Colonel. Or in the movies they say lieutenant Colonel, General.
This is Lieutenant Colonel Codman.
Colonel. So here instead of the L, you pronounce an R. Ker. Ker. Ker. And then null. Another dark L. So an N sound, a reduced vowel and an L. Colonel, Colonel. Primary stress is on the first syllable. The colonel gave a speech to the troops. The colonel gave a speech to the troops. Colonel. Colonel. Colonel.
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