كيف تنطق "speak of the devil"

expression

SPEEK-uhv-thuh-DEV-uhl

SPEEK-ov-thuh-DEV-uhl

التعريف

People say this when someone you are talking about suddenly appears. It's a playful expression.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈspik/ /ˈəv/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈdɛvəɫ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

spˈiːk/ /ˈɒv/ /ðə, ði/ /dˈɛvəl

أمريكي

SPEEK-uhv-thuh-DEV-uhl

بريطاني

SPEEK-ov-thuh-DEV-uhl

Oh, speak of the devil! There he is now.

We were just talking about Sarah when, speak of the devil, she walked in!

Speak of the devil, John just called you.

Well, speak of the devil—I was just telling everyone about your new job!