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Try LingUp Now!Step 1 for AmE: Start with 'nav' (/næv/), where the 'a' sounds like 'cat'.
Step 2 for AmE: Say 'i' as in 'it', forming 'ɪ'.
Step 3 for AmE: End with 'gate' (/ɡeɪt/), the 'a' is like in 'say'.
confused syllable stress: na-vi-gate vs. nav-i-gate
mispronouncing 'i' as /iː/ instead of /ɪ/
saying 'gate' like 'gait' with different vowel
same as American
same as American
The stress is on the first syllable: NAV-i-gate.
It is pronounced as /ɪ/, like in 'it'.
It's a long vowel sound similar to 'say'.
To find the way from one place to another.
/ˌnævɪˈɡeɪʃən/
The process of controlling the course of a ship.
/ˈnævɪˌɡeɪtər/
A person who navigates.
/ˌnævɪˈɡeɪʃənəl/
Related to navigation.
Different ending in 'navigation' with an additional syllable.
Similar ending stress but with 'or' in 'navigator'.
Longer word with extra syllables in 'navigational'.
Focus on hearing the stress in the first syllable when spoken by native speakers.
Break the word into parts—nav, i, gate—and say them slowly.
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