How to pronounce “courteous”
Say “courteous” in 3 beats
courteous
/ˈkɝtiəs/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /kɜːtiəs/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- kɝkɝstress
- titi
- əsəs
- IPA (American)
- /ˈkɝtiəs/
- IPA (British)
- /kɜːtiəs/
- Respelling
- KUR-tee-uhs
- Syllables
- 3 — Kɝ-ti-əs
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: Kɝ-ti-əs. “kɝ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈkɝtiəs/
/kɜːtiəs/
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What “courteous” means
- adjective
exhibiting courtesy and politeness
“a nice gesture”
- adjective
characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners; -Francis Bacon
“if a man be gracious and courteous to strangers it shows he is a citizen of the world”
Say it in a sentence
“The staff were courteous even at the end of a long day.”“courteous”, answered
How do you pronounce “courteous”?
“courteous” is pronounced /ˈkɝtiəs/ (KUR-tee-uhs) in American English and /kɜːtiəs/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “kɝ”. Build it as Kɝ-ti-əs, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “courteous” have?
3: kɝ · ti · əs. The beat lands on the first, “kɝ”.
Is “courteous” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈkɝtiəs/ (KUR-tee-uhs); British English says /kɜːtiəs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “courteous” mean?
As an adjective: exhibiting courtesy and politeness For example: “a nice gesture” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “courteous”?
Stress the first syllable: Kɝ-ti-əs. “kɝ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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