كيف تنطق "touch wood"

expression

US

ˈtətʃ/ /ˈwʊd

TUCH wood

UK

tˈʌtʃ/ /wˈʊd

TUCH wood

التعريف

Used when you want to prevent bad luck after mentioning something good or something you hope will continue. People often say it while physically touching wood.

نسخ IPA

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈtətʃ/ /ˈwʊd

الإنجليزية البريطانية

tˈʌtʃ/ /wˈʊd

نطق مبسط

أمريكي

TUCH wood

بريطاني

TUCH wood

استمع في السياق

I hope it doesn't rain on our picnic, touch wood.

So far, nobody in the family is sick, touch wood.

The car hasn't broken down this year, touch wood.

My phone has never crashed—touch wood!