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Try LingUp Now!Start with 'phi' /fɪ/. Touch your top teeth to your bottom lip for /f/. The /ɪ/ is a short 'i' like in 'sit'.
Say the stressed syllable 'lan' /læn/. The /æ/ is the 'a' in 'cat'. Make this syllable louder and longer.
Add 'thro' /θrə/. For /θ/, put your tongue between your teeth. The 'o' is a weak 'uh' sound (schwa).
End with 'py' /pi/. This sounds like the letter 'P' followed by a long 'ee' sound.
Saying 'p' instead of 'f' for 'ph' (pi-lan-thro-py).
Stressing the first syllable instead of the second (PHI-lan-thro-py).
Using a /t/ or /s/ sound for 'th' (phi-lan-tro-py).
same as American
same as American
Place the tip of your tongue lightly between your top and bottom teeth and blow air. It is the same sound as in 'think'.
The stress is on the second syllable: phi-LAN-thro-py. Say 'lan' louder and longer than the other parts.
No, it is a very short and weak 'uh' sound called a schwa (/ə/). It sounds like 'thruh', not 'throw'.
The act of giving money and time to help make life better for other people.
/fɪˈlænθrəpɪst/
A person who helps others, especially by giving money
/ˌfɪlənˈθrɒpɪk/
Helping people, especially by giving money
/ˌfɪlənˈθrɒpɪkli/
In a way that helps people
In 'philanthropist', the stress stays on the second syllable ('lan'), just like in 'philanthropy'.
- phi-lan-THRO-pic.
- phi-lan-THRO-pi-cal-ly.
Practice each syllable separately: 'phi' - 'lan' - 'thro' - 'py'. Then, slowly combine them, focusing on the stressed 'lan' syllable.
Remember 'ph' sounds like /f/ (like 'phone'). The 'th' sounds like the 'th' in 'think', not 'the'. Mastering these two sounds is key.
