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Try LingUp Now!Start with 'fahr', like 'far', but with a short 'a' sound.
Add 'en' with a schwa sound: very short 'uh' sound.
End with 'heit', pronounced 'hite' with emphasis on the long 'i'.
fahr-ren-heit
fer-en-heit
fare-en-hite
Start with 'fahr', with a long 'a' sound, like 'far' in BrE.
Add 'en' pronounced with a schwa, a quick 'uh' sound.
Finish with 'heit', 'height' with a strong 'h' and long 'i'.
fah-ren-heit
fa-ren-heit
far-en-hite
It contains multiple vowel sounds and stress points that can be tricky.
The main stress is on the first syllable: FAHR-en-heit.
In AmE, 'fahr' is shorter. In BrE, 'fahr' is longer like 'far'.
A system for measuring temperature where water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees.
/ˈtɛmpəˌrətʃər/
How hot or cold something is
/dɪˈɡriː/
Unit of temperature or angle
/skeɪl/
System of measurement
'fahrenheit' has more syllables than 'temperature'.
'fahrenheit' and 'degree' both use the schwa, but in different places.
'fahrenheit' uses 'heit', while 'scale' ends in 'l'.
Notice the change in vowel sounds 'fahr' and 'heit'.
Emphasize the first part, 'FAHR-en-heit', to pronounce it correctly.
