How to pronounce “apologies”
Say “apologies” in 4 beats
apologies
/əˈpɑləˌdʒiz/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɐpɒlədʒiz/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- apə
- olpɑstress
- oglə
- iesdʒiz
- IPA (American)
- /əˈpɑləˌdʒiz/
- IPA (British)
- /ɐpɒlədʒiz/
- Respelling
- uh-PAH-luh-jeez
- Syllables
- 4 — ap-OL-og-ies
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ap-OL-og-ies. “ol” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/əˈpɑləˌdʒiz/
/ɐpɒlədʒiz/
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What “apologies” means
- noun
an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone
“he wrote a letter of apology to the hostess”
- noun
a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly
- noun
a poor example
“it was an apology for a meal”
Say it in a sentence
“She sent her apologies and asked for the notes afterwards.”“apologies”, answered
How do you pronounce “apologies”?
“apologies” is pronounced /əˈpɑləˌdʒiz/ (uh-PAH-luh-jeez) in American English and /ɐpɒlədʒiz/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “ol”. Build it as ap-OL-og-ies, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “apologies” have?
4: ap · ol · og · ies. The beat lands on the second, “ol”.
Is “apologies” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /əˈpɑləˌdʒiz/ (uh-PAH-luh-jeez); British English says /ɐpɒlədʒiz/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “apologies” mean?
As a noun: an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone For example: “he wrote a letter of apology to the hostess” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “apologies”?
Stress the second syllable: ap-OL-og-ies. “ol” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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