Proper Pronunciation Guide

apartheid

[ə pɑ͜ɚt̚ hɑ͜it]

Tips:

  • The letters “th” are pronounced separately, as they are in “pothole” [pɑt̚ ho͜uɫ], thereby making the first two syllables sound like the word “apart” or like the first two syllables of the word “apartment.”
  • The third syllable is pronounced like the word “height.”

Practice Sentence:

 Nelson Mandela fought apartheid by going to prison for many years.

Definition:

  • (noun) The former policy of racial segregation in South Africa.

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