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Try LingUp Now!Step 1 for AmE: Start with 'mu' as in 'music'.
Step 2 for AmE: Follow with 'nic', pronounced like 'nick'.
Step 3 for AmE: End with 'ipal', where 'i' sounds like 'ih' and 'pal' like 'puhl'.
myoo-nish-i-pal (myoo-nis-i-pal)
myoo-nees-i-pal (myoo-nis-i-pal)
myoo-nih-sy-pal (myoo-nis-i-pal)
Step 1 for BrE: Same as American.
Step 2 for BrE: Same as American.
Step 3 for BrE: Same as American.
myoo-nees-i-pal (myoo-nis-i-pal)
myoo-neh-si-pal (myoo-nis-i-pal)
myoo-nih-shi-pal (myoo-nis-i-pal)
Because it comes before 'i', which softens the 'c' to an 's' sound.
The stress is on the second syllable: 'ni'.
Yes, it's like the 'mu' in 'music'.
Relating to a city or town and its governing body
/mjuˌnɪˈspæləti/
A city or town with its own local government
/mjuˈnɪsɪpəli/
In a way that relates to a town or city
/mjuˈnɪsɪpəlaɪz/
To bring under control of a municipal government
'municipality' has an extra syllable 'tah'
'municipally' ends with 'lee' instead of 'puhl'
'municipalize' changes the end to 'ize'
Make sure the 'ni' in 'municipal' is the loudest part of the word.
Remember, in 'municipal', 'c' sounds like 's' due to its position.
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