All the different ways to pronounce ENVIRONMENT

Hey everyone, it's Hadar.

Thank you so much for joining me.

Today I have a short and sweet pronunciation lesson for you.

And I'm going to teach you how to pronounce this word [Environment].

The reason why I'm making this video is because I actually made a very

quick pronunciation video on social media teaching this word, and I

started getting a lot of questions.

And I realized that I haven't shared the full story of this word and the

three different pronunciations that you can use when saying this word.

So I'm gonna teach you all three.

Actually, there are more, but we're gonna focus on the top three.

By the way, I'm Hadar.

I'm a speech and pronunciation coach, I'm a non-native speaker of English.

And I am here to help you speak English with clarity, confidence, and freedom.

So the first pronunciation is [ɪn.ˈvaɪ-rən-mənt].

This pronunciation is more aligned with the spelling.

So let's break it down.

The first syllable is 'ɪn' (lax ɪ), and then an N - 'ɪn'.

Then 'vaɪ' - a V sound and the long 'aɪ' as in 'my', that's

also the primary stress.

So this syllable is going to be longer, louder, and higher in pitch.

ɪn.ˈvaɪ, and then rən - an R, a schwa, and an N: rən.

ɪn.ˈvaɪ-rən, and then 'mənt' - an M, a schwa - which

is a reduced vowel, NT: mənt.

You can also pronounce it with a held T - mən'.

ɪn.ˈvaɪ-rən-mənt.

Say it again with me - ɪn.ˈvaɪ-rən-mənt.

The second pronunciation, and this is where it gets tricky,

is this - ɪn-ˈvaɪ-ərn-mənt.

So actually, the vowel shifts from after the R, this is what it seems like in

the spelling, right, RON, so you think that there is a vowel after the R.

But in fact what happens is that the vowel is actually pronounced before the R.

Listen again - ɪn-ˈvaɪ-ərn-mənt.

I like to imagine as if there is a Y sound that connects the 'vaɪ' and

the 'ərn' - ɪn-ˈvaɪ-(y)ərn-mənt.

Now you're probably confused because the spelling is not aligned with

pronunciation, which is something that often happens in English.

Think about it, even in this word.

It's not pronounced as 'aɪ-rən', but aɪ-ərn.

Exactly the same pattern.

Listen: aɪ-(y)ərn, ɪn-ˈvaɪ-(y)ərn.

And then you end it the same way - 'mənt':.

ɪn-ˈvaɪ-(y)ərn-mənt.

However, there is another way that makes it even easier to pronounce,

and that is without the N.

Listen: ɪn-ˈvaɪ-(y)ər-mənt.

ɪn-ˈvaɪ-(y)ər-mənt.

All right.

Now, choose the pronunciation that is the easiest for you.

ɪn.ˈvaɪ-rən-mənt: "Become part of the environment around you".

ɪn-ˈvaɪ-(y)ərn-mənt: "They're creating a welcoming environment".

Or ɪn-ˈvaɪ-(y)ər-mənt: "in the mediated environment".

And let's practice it in sentences.

I'm gonna use the third pronunciation.

'I support organizations that preserve and protect the environment'.

'Recycling is a simple and effective way to help the environment and reduce waste'.

'To improve your English, you need to create the right

environment for you to succeed'.

What other sentences with the word 'environment' can you think of?

Write them down in the comments.

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