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Try LingUp Now!Start with 'PAR'. Open your mouth wide for the 'a' sound /æ/ as in 'cat'. Your tongue is low. Touch the roof of your mouth with your tongue tip for the 'r'.
Next, say 'uh' /ə/. This is a very short, relaxed sound. Your mouth is slightly open.
End with 'doks' /dɑːks/. Touch the roof of your mouth behind your teeth for 'd'. Then make an open 'ah' sound like in 'father'. Finish with a 'ks' sound.
Pronouncing the first 'a' like 'ah' (pah-ruh-doks) instead of 'æ' (par-uh-doks).
Stressing the second syllable (pa-RA-doks) instead of the first (PA-ra-doks).
Saying 'dox' with a short 'o' sound (par-uh-docks) instead of a more open 'ah' sound (par-uh-dahks).
Start with 'PAR'. Open your mouth for the 'a' sound /æ/ as in 'cat'. The 'r' is silent, so it sounds more like 'pa'.
Next, say 'uh' /ə/. This is a very short, relaxed sound.
End with 'doks' /dɒks/. Touch the roof of your mouth for 'd'. Then make a short, rounded 'o' sound like in 'lot'. Finish with a 'ks' sound.
Pronouncing the 'r' sound strongly (PAR-uh-doks) like in American English.
Stressing the second syllable (pa-RA-doks) instead of the first (PA-ra-doks).
Using a long 'o' sound like in 'go' (par-uh-doaks).
There are three syllables: PA-ra-dox.
No, the stress is on the first syllable: PA-ra-dox.
Make a 'k' sound, then immediately a 's' sound. It sounds like 'ks'.
A situation or statement that seems strange because it has two opposite ideas.
/ˌpær.əˈdɑːk.sɪ.kəl/
Seeming strange or impossible but may be true.
/ˌpær.əˈdɑːk.sɪ.kli/
In a way that seems strange or impossible.
In 'paradox', the stress is on the first syllable (PA-ra-dox). In 'paradoxical', the stress moves to the third syllable (pa-ra-DOX-i-cal).
In 'paradox', the stress is on the first syllable (PA-ra-dox). In 'paradoxically', the stress also moves to the third syllable (pa-ra-DOX-i-cal-ly).
Always stress the first syllable: PA-ra-dox. This is the most important part to sound natural.
Practice the ending by saying 'docks' like the place for boats. The sound is the same.
