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Try LingUp Now!Step 1: Start with the 'pr' sound, like in 'proud'.
Step 2: Follow with 'ah', like in 'father'.
Step 3: End with 'bləm'.
pro-blum (syl-la-ble)
pruhh-bluhm (syll-a-ble)
proh-blem (syll-a-ble)
Step 1: Start with the 'pr' sound, similar to British 'print'.
Step 2: Use 'o' as in 'pot'.
Step 3: End with 'bləm'.
proh-blum (syl-la-ble)
prahb-luhm (syll-a-ble)
prah-blim (syll-a-ble)
In English, nouns often have stress on the first syllable.
Press lips together for ‘p’ and quickly roll ‘r’ with the tongue.
Yes, it's pronounced like 'ləm', with a schwa sound.
A situation that needs a solution.
/sɒlv/
To find an answer.
/ˌprɒb.ləˈmæt.ɪk/
Causing a problem.
/ˈprɒb.ləm ˌsɒlv.ɪŋ/
The process of finding solutions.
Problem has two syllables; solve has one.
Problematic has stress on the third syllable, not the first.
Problem-solving involves connecting two words smoothly.
Pay attention to the 'ah' or 'o' sound in the first syllable.
Don't pronounce as 'proh-bluhm'; keep it simple.
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