Proper Pronunciation Guide

permanent

[pɝ mə nənt]

Stress the first syllable and pronounce the letters “er” as the pure R-Vowel
/ɝ/ .
Pronounce both the letters “a” and “e” as the weak schwa vowel
/ə/.
Be sure to pronounce the consonant
/m/ first (at the beginning of the second syllable) and the consonant
/n/ second (at the beginning of the third syllabe)—and not the other way around.

	Let's make these changes to the schedule permanent.
	Delores got a permanent at the hairdresser's.

(adjective) Fixed and unchanging; not to be changed again.
(noun) A hair treatment where chemicals are applied to make the hair curly, sometimes known simply as a “perm.”