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Try LingUp Now!Start with the 'tr' sound. Position your tongue behind your upper front teeth.
Open your mouth slightly and pronounce the short 'a' sound as in 'cat'.
Close with the 'vəl' sound, rounding your lips more and ending with a light 'l'.
tra-val (tra-val)
trav-el (trav-el)
tra-bul (tra-bul)
Step 1 for BrE
Same as American
Same as American
Same as American
traw-el (traw-el)
tra-bal (tra-bal)
It's influenced by the consonant cluster 'tr' at the start, which shortens the vowel sound.
Yes, the stress is on the first syllable: 'trav'.
Ensure your tongue lightly touches the roof of your mouth for a clear 'l'.
The act of moving from one place to another, often over a distance.
/ˈtræv.əl.ər/
Someone who travels.
/ˈtræv.əl.ɪŋ/
The activity of going from one place to another.
/ˈtræv.əlz/
Trips or journeys taken.
In 'traveler', the ending '-er' adds another syllable.
In 'traveling', the '-ing' creates an additional syllable.
In 'travels', the plural 's' affects the 'l' and 's' sound.
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