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Try LingUp Now!Step 1: Start with the 'r' sound by rounding your lips and using the back of your tongue.
Step 2: Transition to the 'ɛ' sound, similar to the 'e' in 'bed' by lowering your jaw slightly.
Step 3: End with 'fyo͞oj,' pronouncing 'y' as a light 'j' sound and 'oo' like 'u' in 'use'.
ree-fyo͞oj (ree-fuge)
ray-fyo͞oj (ray-fuge)
ruh-fawj (ruh-fuge)
Step 1: Start with the 'r' sound, using the tip of your tongue near the roof of your mouth.
Step 2: Move to the 'ɛ' sound, a relaxed 'e', as heard in 'get'.
Step 3: Pronounce 'juːdʒ,' with 'ju' as 'you' and soft 'dʒ' like 'j' in 'joke'.
ray-fjuːdʒ (ray-fuge)
ree-fjuːdʒ (ree-fuge)
rah-fjuːdʒ (rah-fuge)
No, the 'r' is pronounced at the start.
In AmE, like 'yooj' as in 'huge'; in BrE, like 'juːdʒ' as in 'juke'.
No, both stress the first syllable.
A place of safety or shelter.
/ˌrɛf.jʊˈdʒiː/
A person who has been forced to leave their country
/ˌrɛf.jʊˈdʒiː.ɪz.əm/
The state of being a refugee
/rɛˈfjuː.dʒi.əm/
An area of refuge for organisms
The '-gee' in 'refugee' is pronounced /ˈdʒiː/ unlike 'uge' in 'refuge'.
Refugeeism extends 'refugee' with an 'iz-uhm' ending.
Refugium has a distinct '-gi-um' pronounced as /ˈfjuː/.
Ensure your tongue does not touch the roof of your mouth at the start; it's a glide sound.
Practice the 'y' sound in words like 'yes' to solidify the transition in 'refuge'.
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