Remove Syllables in English: Learn to Pronounce "Dictionary" "Family" "Literally" in British English

Learn how to remove syllables in British English words. This process is called 'syncope' (/ˈsɪŋ.kə.pi/) which means a consonant or weak vowel sound is removed in a word, such as in "family", "dictionary", and "literally". In this video you will learn three easy rules for when syllables are removed in British English words (do keep in mind that there are some words out there that DO NOT follow these rules, like "medicine" and "vegetable", but I haven't mentioned them here).
Bear in mind that some accents do not do this, but it's pretty common in accents from England/The UK. :)
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00:00 - Intro
00:16 - How syllables in English are removed
02:07 - Rule 1 (with r)
03:43 - Rule 2 (with l)
05:21 - Rule 3 (with n)
07:14 - Removing syllables in 2 syllable words
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    Жыл бұрын

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    Жыл бұрын

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    @ShivPearl

    Жыл бұрын

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    Жыл бұрын

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    @leonardoalcantaraarrais1934 Жыл бұрын

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    @SergeySuper_Silver Жыл бұрын

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    @senbe1973 Жыл бұрын

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    @strampy75 Жыл бұрын

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    @TM-mq3yi Жыл бұрын

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    @kosalakannangara3082 Жыл бұрын

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    @sfinxwojerz Жыл бұрын

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    @alok6752 Жыл бұрын

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    @beti_writing Жыл бұрын

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    @HernanRouge

    Жыл бұрын

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    @jean-yveslegall256211 ай бұрын

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    @abdullah-al-jubayer9970 Жыл бұрын

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  • @Pronunciationwithemma

    @Pronunciationwithemma

    Жыл бұрын

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    @ingridmarianarodriguez8539 Жыл бұрын

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    @jimharoldgonzalez7668 Жыл бұрын

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    @ariadne32888 ай бұрын

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  • @ashikihsan1946
    @ashikihsan1946 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Emma for teaching me Remove Syllable and how to pronounce correctly in British English. I want to speak like a native British speaker. Your lessons are important for me Emma.

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    @kurianmx6646 Жыл бұрын

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    @MiguelAngel-gg8ke Жыл бұрын

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    @islamadam8502 Жыл бұрын

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    @gabymessuti Жыл бұрын

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    @mineozkan6307 Жыл бұрын

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    @Jit143kumar Жыл бұрын

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    @manavkashyap7 Жыл бұрын

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    @BihariLallas Жыл бұрын

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    @helener71015 ай бұрын

    Why native english speakers make things so complicating for us ? 😂😂Thanks for this amazing video Emma, it will be very helpful to understand better the native speakers.

  • @ahmadwolf3618
    @ahmadwolf3618 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much Teacher Emma

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    @marcelosabino5092 Жыл бұрын

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    @ivonnebonsignorezerpa5034 Жыл бұрын

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    @nadeembhat5494 Жыл бұрын

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    @walwalisland08 Жыл бұрын

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    @user-zh8ms2oy2m Жыл бұрын

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    @samuelmontejo2717 Жыл бұрын

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    @LISANCACOM Жыл бұрын

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    @rkhydbad4680

    Жыл бұрын

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  • @woodies2009
    @woodies2009 Жыл бұрын

    Without syllables, I feel it's easier to pronounce these words! And I'll seriously sleep on taking your pronunciation course if I can learn things like this :)

  • @Pronunciationwithemma

    @Pronunciationwithemma

    Жыл бұрын

    My course goes into SO many things that like that I don't find videos about on KZread! It's very detailed! More than just vowels and consonants :))

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    @eduardogarciavalencia3013 Жыл бұрын

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    @saniabdulla Жыл бұрын

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    @thanoo1924 Жыл бұрын

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    @eustaquiozambrano2974 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks a bunch.

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    @danielmelo6000 Жыл бұрын

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    @ossital1808 Жыл бұрын

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    @user-el3cz6tw4b Жыл бұрын

    Thank you.

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    @manavkashyap7 Жыл бұрын

    Have a lovely Saturday!

  • @arijitd3854
    @arijitd3854 Жыл бұрын

    Today's lesson was lot more fun when you got smile on your syllable mistake. But, honestly speaking it really suits you. Keep smile it's a big asset which gods gave you.

  • @Pronunciationwithemma

    @Pronunciationwithemma

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you :))

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    @BlueRoad_Vietnguyen Жыл бұрын

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    @future0015 Жыл бұрын

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    @mwbsartcraft Жыл бұрын

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  • @Whiterabbit1701
    @Whiterabbit1701 Жыл бұрын

    Nice lesson! Are these rules Britain specific? And does it depend on social class/region?

  • @Pronunciationwithemma

    @Pronunciationwithemma

    Жыл бұрын

    Class/region - I guess so but I've found that speakers of all ages, classes, and regions do this to some degree or another :) Britain specific - I cannot be 100% sure, sorry :)

  • @Whiterabbit1701

    @Whiterabbit1701

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Pronunciationwithemma Thank you!

  • @pavanpradeepkatta928
    @pavanpradeepkatta928 Жыл бұрын

    I love spoke in English perfectly

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    @numolnarah1811 Жыл бұрын

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  • @persistonurdreams7180
    @persistonurdreams7180 Жыл бұрын

    I cant believe u have haters u are a so nice person and really good teacher . How ppl can do this

  • @Pronunciationwithemma

    @Pronunciationwithemma

    Жыл бұрын

    Usually it's jealousy 🥰 but I'm fine!

  • @persistonurdreams7180

    @persistonurdreams7180

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Pronunciationwithemma happy to hear this have a nice day

  • @radwanmattar.65
    @radwanmattar.65 Жыл бұрын

    beautiful

  • @jabedkhanjb
    @jabedkhanjb Жыл бұрын

    got this video from your post. i literally came to express my condolences but the f, you cried 😂 Emma, gotchu now 😅

  • @Pronunciationwithemma

    @Pronunciationwithemma

    Жыл бұрын

    🤣🤣🤣 GAHHHHHH GOTCHAAA But thank you! ❤️

  • @CyanAblaze
    @CyanAblaze Жыл бұрын

    In American English we remove some of these syllables, but there are some exceptions... Words "Dictionary" and "Literally" usually stay as 4 syllables. And I think most of the "Rule N" words are kept whole.

  • @jamilamussa7250
    @jamilamussa7250 Жыл бұрын

    TThank you a lot🙏🏿🙏🏿

  • @Pronunciationwithemma

    @Pronunciationwithemma

    Жыл бұрын

    My pleasure! ❤️

  • @Ahmed-Iraq89
    @Ahmed-Iraq89 Жыл бұрын

    ❤❤❤In some words like literally we have schwa+r and schwa+l why do we remove one of them only?

  • @darmabadra1988
    @darmabadra1988 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks lot, I mean it....

  • @anto-kx5zu
    @anto-kx5zu Жыл бұрын

    I love yoar vids Emma

  • @Pronunciationwithemma

    @Pronunciationwithemma

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you :)

  • @santiagocontreras8970
    @santiagocontreras8970 Жыл бұрын

    Hi Emma! Why is "family" separated into /fæm.əl.i/? The onset for /i/ shouldn't be /l/ and /m/ the onset for /ə/? I had understood that to separate into syllables we need to start from the end of the word and then assign the onsets for the nucleuses. Up to three consonants as an onset..

  • @lwa365
    @lwa365 Жыл бұрын

    Good video

  • @techNride1
    @techNride1 Жыл бұрын

    Please add more sentences in your upcoming videos..... 🔥

  • @javifontalva7752
    @javifontalva77523 ай бұрын

    You should have mentioned "perhaps". Great vid!!

  • @Pronunciationwithemma

    @Pronunciationwithemma

    3 ай бұрын

    Haha yeah! "Paps!"

  • @mutebimeddie4880
    @mutebimeddie4880Ай бұрын

    Hello am meddie from uganda

  • @manavkashyap7
    @manavkashyap7 Жыл бұрын

    Hi,Emma!

  • @Parveen--795
    @Parveen--795 Жыл бұрын

    Mam may you make the video on wh word as a conjunction?

  • @Pronunciationwithemma

    @Pronunciationwithemma

    Жыл бұрын

    Conjunctions are words used to connect sentences like and, but, however, also, etc.

  • @albertoolpimo3150
    @albertoolpimo3150 Жыл бұрын

    thanks from Italy (Itly ?😊)

  • @dyannibarguen
    @dyannibarguen3 ай бұрын

    -Emma Do these rules apply to American English? 🤔 thanks for your videos

  • @Pronunciationwithemma

    @Pronunciationwithemma

    3 ай бұрын

    I can't speak for all accents, sorry 😬

  • @Parveen--795
    @Parveen--795 Жыл бұрын

    They don't actual what they seem to be. Mam may we use 'are' at the place of 'to be' ? And kindly tell me is this sentence correct or not ?

  • @hamzadare2896
    @hamzadare2896 Жыл бұрын

    Hhhh, brilliant😍😎

  • @GabrielRodriguesYT
    @GabrielRodriguesYT Жыл бұрын

    1:30 you wept through your nose 🍵🍵 I brought some tea. 😎

  • @Pronunciationwithemma

    @Pronunciationwithemma

    Жыл бұрын

    🥲

  • @RedXBlue776
    @RedXBlue776 Жыл бұрын

    Please help remove syllables is word "Particularly" as I have observed the native speakers removing syllables in this word.

  • @ngocha7399
    @ngocha7399 Жыл бұрын

    hi emma, i don't find your video about /ʧ/ /ʤ/ , /ʃ/ và /ʒ/. I search but no character to find them in hundred videos. Would it be kind of you to paste a link below for me? thank you very much. I find it confused to pronounce these pairs.

  • @ravindrakolhapure2094
    @ravindrakolhapure2094 Жыл бұрын

    अच्छा लगता है जल्दी ही इंग्लिश आ जाएगी! ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @kanwalsagoo
    @kanwalsagoo Жыл бұрын

    Where can i find your podcast emma?

  • @Pronunciationwithemma

    @Pronunciationwithemma

    Жыл бұрын

    Search "The Procrastination Podcast" on any podcast app :)

  • @kylietam8959
    @kylietam8959 Жыл бұрын

    Please advise why it is only the second schwa but not also the first schwa is deleted in the word “dictionary”? The first schwa is before n

  • @Pronunciationwithemma

    @Pronunciationwithemma

    Жыл бұрын

    That can be removed too but it doesn't remove a syllable, so it CAN be like /ˈdɪk.ʃ(ə)n.(ə)r.i/ (speaking in technical terms, that n becomes a syllabic n, so it kind of takes the role of a vowel and a /n/ together - I'll talk about syllabic consonants more in the future but this happens with n and l usually :))

  • @kylietam8959

    @kylietam8959

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Pronunciationwithemma Thank you Emma. Looking forward to your teaching.

  • @shatowhasan4439
    @shatowhasan4439 Жыл бұрын

    💗💜

  • @JoseAntonio-tt2mb
    @JoseAntonio-tt2mb Жыл бұрын

    Linda

  • @user-qz6zu3wn7f
    @user-qz6zu3wn7f Жыл бұрын

    Can I found everything about phonics in your channel

  • @sayedyounis9786
    @sayedyounis9786 Жыл бұрын

    Literally, if we check any word family in any dictionary to find out a word describing how sweet you are we will go astray. Historically, it takes David Crystal to make such a discovery. Pragmatically speaking, definitely, you're honey talking.😃😃😃

  • @Pronunciationwithemma

    @Pronunciationwithemma

    Жыл бұрын

    :o thank you!

  • @CabdifataaxCardiologist
    @CabdifataaxCardiologist Жыл бұрын

    But emma can I do elision of syllable every time i have unstressed syllable and then N L R - i think this is misleading

  • @Pronunciationwithemma

    @Pronunciationwithemma

    Жыл бұрын

    You will always find exceptions, there's nothing misleading about exceptions:)

  • @CabdifataaxCardiologist

    @CabdifataaxCardiologist

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Pronunciationwithemma is it common around the world i mean the elision of unstress syllable

  • @Georgeopath
    @Georgeopath Жыл бұрын

    Let me do please Lbortry, Ovview, Libry, hredtery and so on.

  • @Georgeopath

    @Georgeopath

    Жыл бұрын

    Can you assume these words on which I typed?

  • @Pronunciationwithemma

    @Pronunciationwithemma

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Georgeopath Not sure I understand them apart from Library, maybe?

  • @Georgeopath

    @Georgeopath

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Pronunciationwithemma Laboratory, Overview, Library, Hereditary 😄