3syllable Word Stress

In this American English pronunciation video,

you’re going to get even better at speaking with rhythmic contrast.

We’re going to practice 3-syllable words with third syllable stress.

First, if you are just going to watch this video, don’t. That would be very boring.

This video only works if you’re willing to practice your English out loud.

So, if you’re somewhere where you can’t do that, make sure to come back to this video later.

When learning English as a second language, most people don’t make unstressed syllables

as fast, low in pitch, or quiet, as they should.

The tendency is to over-pronounce them, but that’s not good English.

In English, we have clearer, stressed syllables: DA,

and less clear unstressed syllables: da.

So for these syllables, don’t be afraid to be less clear.

In this video, we’re just going to do 3-syllable words, with third syllable stress,

like this: da-da-DA. da-da-DA.

That’s all you’re going to hear.

You’re going to get into a groove with the rhythm.

After each repetition of the word, repeat it just like you hear it.

Don’t over-pronounce unstressed syllables.

This is going to move quickly. See if you can keep up.

Everyday. da-da-DA. Everyday.

Fifty-one. da-da-DA. Fifty-one.

Cigarette. da-da-DA. Cigarette.

Volunteer. da-da-DA. Volunteer.

Guarantee. da-da-DA. Guarantee.

Japanese. da-da-DA. Japanese.

Disagree. da-da-DA. Disagree.

Engineer. da-da-DA. Engineer.

Kitchenette. da-da-DA. Kitchenette.

Pioneer. da-da-DA. Pioneer.

Matinee. da-da-DA. Matinee.

Picturesque. da-da-DA. Picturesque.

Recommend. da-da-DA. Recommend.

Afternoon. da-da-DA. Afternoon.

Understand. da-da-DA. Understand.

Now, we’re going to go back to the beginning and just do the words one time each.

Repeat each word and don’t worry too much about the sounds.

This is a drill exercise in rhythm.

Everyday

Fifty-one

Cigarette

Volunteer

Guarantee

Japanese

Disagree

Engineer

Kitchenette

Pioneer

Matinee

Picturesque

Recommend

Afternoon

Understand

Now we’re going to go back to the beginning

and just do the words one time each with a short sentence.

Repeat the word and the sentence keeping the right rhythm when it’s in a sentence.

Everyday – I jog almost everyday.

Fifty-one – I just turned fifty-one.

Cigarette – Cigarettes are expensive.

Volunteer – I’d like to volunteer there.

Guarantee – I guarantee it.

Japanese – I love Japanese food.

Disagree – I disagree.

Engineer – The engineer will check.

Kitchenette – It only has a kitchenette.

Pioneer – She’s a pioneer in her field.

Matinee – We’ll see the matinee.

Picturesque – It’s very picturesque.

Recommend – I highly recommend it.

Afternoon – I’ll come by this afternoon.

Understand – I understand completely.

What other three-syllable words with third syllable stress can you think of?

Put them in the comments below to give everyone more words to practice with.

Stress is something I stress in my book American English Pronunciation.

If you want an organized, step-by-step resource to build your American accent,

click here to buy the book. I think you’re going to love it.

That’s it, and thanks so much for using Rachel’s English.

在这个美式英语发音视频中，

您将在有节奏的对比中变得更好。

我们将练习带有第三音节重音的三音节单词。

首先，如果您只是要观看此视频，请不要。那会很无聊。

仅当您愿意大声练习英语时，此视频才有效。

因此，如果您无法做到这一点，请确保稍后再返回此视频。

当学习英语作为第二语言时，大多数人不会

像他们应该的那样快速、低调或安静地发出非重读音节。

倾向于过度发音，但这不是好的英语。

在英语中，我们有更清晰的重读音节：DA，

以及不太清晰的非重读音节：da。

所以对于这些音节，不要害怕不那么清楚。

在这个视频中，我们只做三音节单词，第三音节重音，

像这样：da-da-DA。达达达。

这就是你要听到的全部内容。

你会随着节奏进入节奏。

每次重复单词后，就像你听到的一样重复。

不要过度发音非重读音节。

这将迅速发展。看看你能不能跟得上。

每天。达达达。每天。

五十一。达达达。五十一。

香烟。达达达。香烟。

志愿者。达达达。志愿者。

保证。达达达。保证。

日本人。达达达。日本人。

不同意。达达达。不同意。

工程师。达达达。工程师。

小厨房。达达达。小厨房。

先锋。达达达。先锋。

日场。达达达。日场。

如画。达达达。如画。