Proper Pronunciation Guide

manufacture

[mæn jə fæk̚ ʧɚ]

Tips:

  • Pronounce the first syllable like the word “man.”
  • Pronounce the letter “u,” which is the second syllable, as /jə/—a combination of the y-like consonant glide
    /j/ and the weak schwa vowel
    /ə/, which is a reduction of the full vowel
    /ju/ because it is unstressed here.
  • Pronounce the second letter “a” as
    /æ/—like the vowel in the word “cat”—and stress it.
  • Pronounce the letter “t” as
    /ʧ/.
  • Pronounce the final letters “ure” as the weak pure R-Vowel
    /ɚ/ —as they are pronounced in the word “future.”

Practice Sentence:

His company manufactures computer chips for cell phones.
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