Proper Pronunciation Guide
patios
[
pæ 
i
o͜uz]
Tips:
- Pronounce the letter “a” as /æ/—like the vowel in the word “cat”—and stress it.
- Pronounce the letter “t” as a lightly tapped /d/ in quick speech.
- Pronounce the letter “i” like the name of the letter “e”—/i/.
- Pronounce the letter “o” like the name of the letter itself—/o͜u/.
- Link from the second to the third syllable with the y-like consonant glide /j/—from/i/ to/o͜u/.
- Be sure to voice the final consonant /z/ sufficiently.
Practice Sentence:
| Tom sells furniture for patios. |
Definition:
(noun, plural) Outdoor areas next to or behind a house that are made with pavement, brick, or stone and are used much like a porch for sitting, barbecuing, or eating.
Notes:
A word having similar spelling is patois [pætwɑ] which is a regional, often informal, dialect of the standard form of a language, particularly French (The Haitians speak a patois known as Creole).