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Try LingUp Now!Start with 're-' (/rɪ/). Pull your tongue back for the /r/. The vowel is short, like in 'sit'.
Next, say the stressed syllable '-li-' (/ˈlɪ/). Touch your tongue tip behind your top teeth for the /l/. The vowel is the same short /ɪ/ sound.
End with '-gion' (/dʒən/). The 'g' makes a /dʒ/ sound, like in 'judge'. The final sound is a weak 'un' sound (/ən/).
Pronouncing 're-' with a long 'ee' sound (ree-li-gion).
Stressing the first syllable (RE-li-gion) instead of the second (re-LI-gion).
Using a hard 'g' sound (/ɡ/) for '-gion' instead of the soft /dʒ/ sound.
same as American
same as American
The 'g' sounds like the 'j' in 'judge'. It is a /dʒ/ sound. Your tongue starts behind your top teeth and pushes air forward.
The stress is on the second syllable: re-LI-gion. Say '-li-' louder and a little longer than the other syllables.
Yes, both 'i' vowels in 're-li-gion' are the short /ɪ/ sound, like the 'i' in 'sit' or 'big'.
A system of belief and worship, often about a god or gods.
/rɪˈlɪdʒəs/
Related to or believing in a religion.
/rɪˈlɪdʒəsli/
With great care and regularity.
/ˌɪrɪˈlɪdʒəs/
Not having or showing religious belief.
- The ending changes from '-ion' (/ən/) to '-ous' (/əs/).
- Adds a '-ly' (/li/) sound at the very end.
- Adds the prefix 'ir-' (/ɪr-/) at the beginning, which changes the rhythm.
The letter group '-gion' at the end of a word is almost always pronounced /dʒən/, like in 'region'. It is not a hard 'g' sound.
Practice the rhythm 'da-DA-da' to feel the stress on the second syllable. This weak-STRONG-weak pattern is very common in English.
