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Try LingUp Now!Begin with a soft 'r' sound, relax your mouth: /r/
Move to a short 'i' sound, as in 'sit': /ɪ/
End with the strong 'trit': say 'tree,' then a soft 't' /trit/
rit-reat (error in 're')
re-treet (double 'e' sound)
re-tet (wrong middle vowel)
Begin with a soft 'r' sound, relax your mouth: /r/
Move to a short 'i' sound, as in 'sit': /ɪ/
Say 'treat' with a long 'e' sound, almost as in 'tree': /triːt/
rit-reat (error in 're')
re-trete (short 'e' sound)
re-trit (incorrect ending)
No, you pronounce both 'e's you hear as /ɪ/ and /iː/.
The stress is on the second syllable: '-treat'.
They're similar, but British uses a longer 'e' in '-treat'.
A place of privacy or safety away from danger or work.
/rɪˈtriːtɪŋ/
Going back or withdrawing
/rɪˈtriːtɪd/
Past of retreat
/rɪˈtriːtənt/
A person who goes on a retreat
Different suffix sounds in 'retreating' with an /ɪŋ/ sound.
'ed' adds /ɪd/ sound at the end in 'retreated'.
'ant' sounds different with /ənt/ in 'retreatant'.
Stress the second syllable to pronounce it correctly.
Saying 'tree' can help with the 'treat' sound.
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