Proper Pronunciation Guide

ambulance

[æm bjə ləns]

Tips:

  • Stress the first syllable.
  • Pronounce the letter “u” as /jə/—and not as
    /ə/,
    /u/, or
    /ju/.
  • Pronounce the vowel in the final syllable as the weak schwa vowel
    /ə/.

Practice Sentence:

 An ambulance came almost immediately.

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