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Try LingUp Now!Start with a short 'p' sound by lightly closing your lips.
Open your mouth wide to pronounce 'a' as in 'cat'.
Softly roll into the 'r' sound by gently curling your tongue.
Say 'ish' with a relaxed 'i' like in 'sit' and end with 'sh'.
pa-rish (pa-rish)
pa-rich (pa-rich)
par-ish (par-ish)
same as American
same as American
same as American
same as American
same as American
same as American
Keep your tongue flat and relaxed for 'par' but lift the sides for 'ish'.
The stress is on the first syllable 'par'.
Focus on a strong 'sh' sound at the end, not a 'ch'.
A local church community or its members.
/pəˈrɪʃənər/
A member of a parish
/pəˈroʊkiəl/
Relating to a parish
/ˈrɛktər/
A clergyman in charge of a parish
Parishioner has an extra syllable and a softer 'sh' sound.
Parochial shifts stress to the middle 'ro' sound.
Rector ends in a 'tər' sound, unlike the 'sh' in parish.
Use 'parish' in simple, short sentences to improve comfort.
Try to mimic the way native speakers pronounce 'parish' when you hear it in conversation.
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