Phonetics Meaning in English

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التعريف

Phonetics is the scientific study of the sounds of human speech, including how they are produced, transmitted, and heard.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Mostly used in academic or linguistic contexts. Common phrases: 'study phonetics', 'phonetics class', 'the field of phonetics'. Not to be confused with 'phonics' (teaching reading by sounds).

• Spanish: fonética
• Portuguese (BR): fonética
• Portuguese (PT): fonética
• Chinese (Simplified): 语音学
• Chinese (Traditional): 語音學
• Hindi: ध्वनिविज्ञान
• Arabic: علم الأصوات
• Bengali: ধ্বনিবিজ্ঞান
• Russian: фонетика
• Japanese: 音声学
• Vietnamese: ngữ âm học
• Korean: 음성학
• Turkish: fonetik
• Urdu: صوتیات
• Indonesian: fonetik

جمل نموذجية

We are learning about phonetics in our language class.

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Phonetics focuses on how speech sounds are made.

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The field of phonetics helps us understand accents.

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My favorite part of linguistics is definitely phonetics—it's fascinating how our mouths make so many different sounds.

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Some teachers use the basics of phonetics to explain why English spelling is so tricky.

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If you want to improve your pronunciation, a little phonetics goes a long way.

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