Suburb: Pronunciation

29 Apr 2022 · 1 min

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A short pronunciation tutorial explaining how to pronounce the English word 'suburb'. The speaker (Hadar Shemesh) breaks the word into syllables (su + burb), demonstrates the s, vowel (as in 'cup'), consonant transitions (B→R→B), and emphasizes that primary stress falls on the first syllable.

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How to pronounce the word suburb. You start with an S sound, then the as in cup, just like the beginning of the word sun, su, su, su. Then we have burb, a B sound, an r, and a B burb. You shift from the B to the R directly round your lips a little bit for the R. Burr. That's a stir sound here. Bur. And close your lips again for the B. Burb. The secret is in the stress. The stress is on the first syllable. Suburb. Tara. Suburb. I live in the suburbs. Suburbs. Suburb.