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Next, say the 'uh' sound as in 'sofa'.
Finish with 'stain', pronouncing 't' and 'ain' as in 'rain'.
mispronouncing it as 'su-stin' (su-stin)
dropping the 't' sound (suh-sain)
stress on the first syllable (SUS-tain)
Start with the 's' sound like in 'see'.
Next, say the 'uh' sound as in 'sofa'.
Finish with 'stain', pronouncing 't' strongly and 'ain' as in 'rain'.
same as American
same as American
same as American
English often stresses the second syllable in two-syllable verbs.
Focus on the 'tain' sound, making sure the 'a' is clear like in 'rain'.
No, pronounce the 't' clearly to say it correctly.
To keep something going or maintained.
/səˈsteɪnəbl/
Able to be maintained
/ˈsʌstənəns/
Means of support or maintenance
/səˈsteɪnd/
Continuing for a long time
Sustain has a stress on '-tain'; sustainable has an extra syllable before '-bl'.
Sustenance stresses the first syllable; sustain stresses the second.
Sustained ends with '-d', unlike sustain.
Practice the '-tain' part separately by saying 'rain' to get used to the 'ai' sound.
Say it slowly, stressing the second part, until it feels natural.
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