[Vocabulary] How to pronounce temperature?

[Karen Yu]

How to pronounce temperature?

I used to say tem-pe-ra-ture, but it seems not correct.

I heard someone said tem-pe-ture.

 

[Roman55]

I am not a teacher.

It's pronounced /ˈtɛmp(ə)rətʃə/. The 'e' after the 'temp' is barely sounded, if at all, unless you are saying it very carefully.

 

[bhaisahab]

I am not a teacher.

It's pronounced /ˈtɛmp(ə)rətʃə/. The 'e' after the 'temp' is barely sounded, if at all, unless you are saying it very carefully.

I sound it. Just out of interest, how do you pronounce "Wednesday", do you sound the "d"?

 

[emsr2d2]

I know your post was directed to Roman55 but I thought I'd chime in. I say "temp-ruh-tyuh" so I omit the second "e" like many others. I don't pronounce the "d" in Wednesday.

 

[bhaisahab]

I pronounce the "d" in "Wednesday".

 

[MikeNewYork]

Karen, your original pronunciation is correct. Many people leave out the "e" but that does not make your pronunciation wrong.

 

[probus]

"Tem-pe-ture" is rather common in AmE. In fact, I've been known to say it myself.

 

[SoothingDave]

I think it's more like "temp-ra-ture" in many cases.

 

[probus]

But to come back to the OP's question, there is nothing wrong with "tem-pe-ra-ture".

 

[Roman55]

I sound it. Just out of interest, how do you pronounce "Wednesday", do you sound the "d"?

I am not a teacher.

Well, I sound the second one. ;-)

I pronounce Wednesday exactly as emsr2d2 described. If you sound the (first) 'd', where do you place it? Is it after the 'n' as in Wendsday?

BTW, what has Wednesday to do with temperature?

 

[emsr2d2]

The first "d" in Wednesday is a sort of swallowed sound. It doesn't usually involve the tongue click like a normal "d".

I think the only connection between Wednesday and temperature is that it was a query about omitting a letter when pronouncing a word.

 

[bhaisahab]

I am not a teacher.

Well, I sound the second one. ;-)

I pronounce Wednesday exactly as emsr2d2 described. If you sound the (first) 'd', where do you place it? Is it after the 'n' as in Wendsday?

BTW, what has Wednesday to do with temperature?

Well, it was cold on Wednesday. Unfortunately I don't know phonetics so it's difficult for me to describe how I pronounce it. Does "Wed'n'sday" help? I can assure you that I am far from being alone in pronouncing it like that. ;-)

 

[emsr2d2]

Click here for 20 audio pronunciations of the word "Wednesday". The fourth one from the top (male from the UK) pronounces it how I believe bhaisahab does. The first three are how I say it (BrE).

 

[Roman55]

I am not a teacher.

The one that ressembles my pronunciation the most is the 17th in the list, from someone who goes by the name of Piccadilly.

With no judgement on my part, I think it's interesting to note that oxforddictionaries.com often give alternative pronunciations of words where two standard pronunciations are common, but in the case of Wednesday, the only part of the word that is shown as having another pronunciation is the last syllable.

 

[bhaisahab]

Click here for 20 audio pronunciations of the word "Wednesday". The fourth one from the top (male from the UK) pronounces it how I believe bhaisahab does. The first three are how I say it (BrE).

Yes, that's it!

 

[Matthew Wai]

How to pronounce temperature?

The correct form should be 'How should I pronounce "temperature"?'

Not a teacher.