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Try LingUp Now!Step 1: Start with the 'm' sound by pressing your lips together.
Step 2: Move to the 'ai' sound, similar to 'eye'.
Step 3: Finish with the 'ner', where 'n' is pronounced with tongue behind the top teeth. End with a schwa /ər/.
may-ner (mi-ner)
mee-ner (mi-ner)
mah-ner (mi-ner)
Step 1: Start with the 'm' sound by pressing your lips together.
Step 2: Move to the 'ai' sound, similar to 'eye'.
Step 3: Finish with the 'nə', where 'n' is pronounced with tongue behind the top teeth. End with a schwa /ə/.
may-nuh (mi-nuh)
mee-nuh (mi-nuh)
mah-nuh (mi-nuh)
In 'miner', 'i' follows rules for long 'i', sounding like 'eye'.
No, in British English, the 'r' is often silent or less pronounced.
Focus on the long 'i' sound, like in 'eye'. Practice slowly.
A person who works in a mine.
/maɪn/
A place where minerals are extracted
/ˈmaɪnɪŋ/
The act of extracting minerals
/ˈmɪnərəl/
A naturally occurring substance
- 'ner' vs. silent or soft ending.
- 'er' vs. 'ing'.
- 'ra' pronounced fully in 'miner'.
The 'i' in 'miner' is a diphthong, like 'eye'. Practice 'm-eye-ner' slowly.
In American English, the 'r' is pronounced. In British English, often it isn't fully pronounced.
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