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Try LingUp Now!Start with the sound /k/ like in 'cat'.
Follow with /ə/ as a relaxed 'uh' sound.
Next, /n/ like in 'no'.
Stress the second part with /ˈsɜrn/, where /s/ is like 'see', /ɜr/ is like 'her' without the 'h', and /n/ like 'no'.
con-cern vs. con-cerned
con-corn instead of con-cern
con-serve instead of con-cern
Start with /k/ as in 'cat'.
Add /ə/, a relaxed 'uh' sound.
Add /n/ as in 'no'.
Stress the second part with /ˈsɜːn/, where /s/ is like 'see', /ɜː/ is a longer 'er' sound, and /n/ as in 'no'.
con-cern vs. con-cerned
con-corn instead of con-cern
con-serve instead of con-cern
No, it is pronounced as a hard 'k' sound.
The stress is on the second syllable.
It sounds like 'surn' with a soft 'r'.
A worry about something important.
/kənˈsɜrnd/
worried
/kənˈsɜrnɪŋ/
about
/ˌʌnkənˈsɜrnd/
not worried
- con-cerned.
Concerning has an added 'ing' sound.
Unconcerned starts with 'un' as in 'unlikely'.
Put extra emphasis on the second syllable.
Do not confuse 'concern' with 'concert'.
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