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Move to the long 'i' sound /aɪ/, like in the word 'ice' or 'my'.
Finish with a 'b' sound followed immediately by a 'dark l' sound /əl/. Touch your tongue tip to the roof of your mouth.
Pronouncing the 'i' as a short sound (bib-ble), like in 'big'.
Forgetting the 'l' sound at the end (bai-buh).
Saying the final 'e' (bai-bel-eh). The 'e' is silent.
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It's a long 'i' sound, /aɪ/. It sounds like the letter 'I' or the word 'eye'. Start with your mouth open for 'ah' and close it towards an 'ee' sound.
The stress is on the first syllable: BI-ble. Say the first part louder and longer.
Make a 'b' sound, then immediately make an 'l' sound by touching your tongue to the roof of your mouth. It's a quick 'buhl' sound, like in 'table' or 'apple'.
The holy book of the Christian religion.
/ˈbɪb.lɪ.kəl/
Related to or found in the Bible.
/ˈbɪb.li.ə.faɪl/
A person who loves or collects books.
/ˌbɪb.liˈɒɡ.rə.fi/
A list of books and articles used for a report.
In 'bible', the 'i' is a long /aɪ/ sound. In 'biblical', it is a short /ɪ/ sound.
The stress in 'bible' is on the first syllable (BI-ble), but in 'bibliography', it is on the third (bib-li-O-gra-phy).
'Bible' has two syllables, while 'bibliophile' has four syllables.
Practice by rhyming 'bible' with 'liable'. The sound is the same.
The '-ble' ending is a 'syllabic L'. The 'l' sound creates its own syllable. Practice with words like 'table', 'apple', and 'bubble'.
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