How to pronounce “nostalgia”
Say “nostalgia” in 3 beats
nostalgia
/nɔˈstældʒə/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /nəstaldʒə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- nosnɔ
- talstælstress
- giadʒə
- IPA (American)
- /nɔˈstældʒə/
- IPA (British)
- /nəstaldʒə/
- Respelling
- naw-STAL-juh
- Syllables
- 3 — nos-TAL-gia
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: nos-TAL-gia. “tal” 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
/nɔˈstældʒə/
/nəstaldʒə/
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What “nostalgia” means
- noun
longing for something past
Say it in a sentence
“The smell of coal smoke fills him with nostalgia.”“nostalgia”, answered
How do you pronounce “nostalgia”?
“nostalgia” is pronounced /nɔˈstældʒə/ (naw-STAL-juh) in American English and /nəstaldʒə/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “tal”. Build it as nos-TAL-gia, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “nostalgia” have?
3: nos · tal · gia. The beat lands on the second, “tal”.
Is “nostalgia” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /nɔˈstældʒə/ (naw-STAL-juh); British English says /nəstaldʒə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “nostalgia” mean?
As a noun: longing for something past For example: “The smell of coal smoke fills him with nostalgia.”
Where is the stress in “nostalgia”?
Stress the second syllable: nos-TAL-gia. “tal” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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