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Try LingUp Now!Start with the 'b' sound, lips together and then releasing air.
Move to 'æ' sound, opening your mouth wide and tongue low.
Add 'k' sound by touching the back of tongue to the roof of mouth.
Next, stress the 'steɪdʒ' part, starting with 's' by letting air out through the teeth.
Say 'teɪdʒ', making 't' with the tongue touching behind the upper teeth, then 'eɪ' like 'day'.
End with 'dʒ', a sound made by a slight stop and releasing vibrated air at the end.
miss-ing (back-stage)
miss-ing (mistaking 'æ' for a different vowel)
miss-ing (understressing 'steɪdʒ')
same as American
same as American
No, it is pronounced.
The second syllable 'stage' is stressed.
No, it is 'æ' as in 'cat'.
Area behind or backstage of a theater stage.
/steɪdʒ/
A platform for performances
/ˈbækɡraʊnd/
Part behind the main focus
/ˈbækwərd/
In reverse direction
The 'k' is clearer in 'backwards' than 'back.'
'Backstage' stresses the second syllable, unlike 'background' with initial stress.
'Backward' ends with a 'd' sound, 'backstage' with 'dʒ'.
Remember to stress the 'stage' part more.
Ensure practice on 'dʒ' sound like in 'judge' for a clear ending.
