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. |