كيف تنطق "speak of the devil and he shall appear"

expression

SPEEK uhv thu DEV-uhl and hee SHAL uh-PEER

SPEEK ov thu DEV-uhl and hee SHAL uh-PEER

التعريف

This expression is used when someone you are talking about suddenly appears. It’s often said as a joke in social situations.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈspik/ /ˈəv/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈdɛvəɫ/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈhi/ /ˈʃæɫ/ /əˈpɪɹ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

spˈiːk/ /ˈɒv/ /ðə, ði/ /dˈɛvəl/ /ˈænd/ /hi/ /ʃˈæl/ /ɐpˈiə

أمريكي

SPEEK uhv thu DEV-uhl and hee SHAL uh-PEER

بريطاني

SPEEK ov thu DEV-uhl and hee SHAL uh-PEER

Speak of the devil and he shall appear—we were just talking about you!

Whenever this happens, we say, 'speak of the devil and he shall appear.'

He walked in right after we mentioned him—speak of the devil and he shall appear!

Well, speak of the devil and he shall appear! We were just about to call you.