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[pruh-nuhn-see-ey-shuhn] / prəˌnʌn siˈeɪ ʃən /




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Israel was newly founded as a nation, and pronunciation, not translation, was at the center of the instruction, so after all that time I still couldn’t read or speak Hebrew.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

So for me personally as a listener, it’s about that effort, rather than getting the perfect pronunciation.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

Some tasks involve translating ancient Palmyrene inscriptions, while others require identifying tiny anatomical structures in birds or analyzing detailed features of Biblical Hebrew pronunciation.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

Instead, he has often been told he "sounds like a Scouser" or "Scelsh" - a term used to refer to a hybrid accent combining features of both Liverpudlian and Welsh pronunciation.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

She has not noticed him approach, but the man whose name she still cannot recall the proper pronunciation of is standing by her shoulder in his distinctive grey suit.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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