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Try LingUp Now!Start with 'POR'. Make your lips round. The sound is long, like in 'door'. Pull your tongue back for the 'r' sound.
Move to 'trət'. Your tongue touches the roof of your mouth for the 't' and 'r' sounds together.
End with a relaxed 'uh' sound (like in 'sofa') and a quick 't'. The second syllable is very short and unstressed.
Pronouncing the second syllable as 'trait' with a long 'ay' sound (por-TRAYT). It's a short 'uh' sound.
Forgetting the 'r' sound in the first syllable (PO-trət). The 'r' is important in American English.
Stressing the second syllable (por-TRƏT). The stress is on the first syllable: POR-trət.
Start with 'POR'. Make your lips round for a long 'aw' sound, like in 'saw'. The 'r' is silent.
Move to 'trit'. Your tongue touches the roof of your mouth for the 't' and 'r' sounds together.
End with a short 'i' sound (like in 'sit') and a final 't'. This syllable is short and unstressed.
Pronouncing the 'r' sound (POR-trit). In British English, the 'r' is silent.
Using an 'uh' sound for the second syllable (por-trət). It's a short 'i' sound, like in 'kit'.
Making the first vowel sound too short (POT-rit). It's a long vowel, like in 'four'.
Make your lips round and pull your tongue back. It's the same sound as in the words 'four' or 'door'.
Yes. In British English, you do not pronounce the 'r' in 'portrait'. The first syllable sounds like 'paw'.
The first syllable is stressed in both American and British English. Say 'POR-trət', not 'por-TRƏT'.
A painting, drawing, or photograph of a person, especially of the face.
/pɔːrˈtreɪ/
to show or describe someone
/pɔːrˈtreɪ.əl/
the way someone is shown
/ˈpɔːr.trə.tʃər/
the art of making portraits
- The stress moves to the second syllable in 'portray' (por-TRAY).
- The stress is on the second syllable 'tray' (por-TRAY-al).
- The stress is on the first syllable, like 'portrait', but it has three syllables (POR-tra-chur).
The second syllable '-trait' is unstressed and short. Don't say it with the same energy as the first syllable 'POR-'.
Listen to American speakers say 'four' and British speakers say 'four'. This will help you hear the difference in the first syllable of 'portrait'.
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