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Try LingUp Now!Start with the 'lay' sound, rhyming with 'say'.
Add a soft 'b', without releasing much air.
End with an unstressed 'er', like in 'father'.
lah-bor (incorrect stress on first syllable)
lee-ber (incorrect vowel sound)
lei-bor (incorrect end sound)
Start with the 'lay' sound, same as in 'say'.
Add a soft 'b' sound.
End softly with a schwa sound, similar to 'uh'.
ley-buh (wrong end sound)
lah-bah (incorrect vowel and ending)
lay-ber (incorrect ending sound)
It's pronounced like 'lay', with an 'ay' sound.
Yes, American ends with 'er' and British with a softer 'ə'.
Try curling your tongue back slightly without touching the roof of your mouth.
Work, especially hard physical work.
/ləˈbɔːr.i.əs/
Requiring effort and time
/ˈleɪbərə/
A person doing unskilled manual work
/ləˈbɒrətri/
A room for scientific research
Labor has 'lay' in the first syllable, while laborious extends the syllables.
Laborer has an additional syllable with a clear 'er' sound.
Laboratory shifts stress throughout different syllables.
Emphasize the 'ay' sound as in 'day' for clarity.
Try saying 'father', then reduce the vowel to a schwa in British English.
