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Session 3

How do you say the words you see and hear in the news? In Pronunciation in the News, we take a word that's dominating the headlines and teach you how to say it like a native speaker.

በዚህ ክፍል ያሉ ክፍለ ጊዜያት

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Pronunciation in the News

Independence

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has led celebrations as the country marks 70 years since independence. In a ceremony at the Red Fort in Delhi, he praised India's progress since British rule ended in 1947.

Independence means freedom from control by another country or organisation.
 

ቨዲዮውን ተመልክተው ክንውኑን ይፈፅሙ

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How do you say 'independence'?

  • There are four syllables: in-de-pen-dence.
  • The stress is on the third syllable: in-de-PEN-dence.
  • 'e' is pronounced /ɪ/, /e/ then /ə/ all in the same word.

To do

Try our quiz to see how well you've learned today's language.

The 'independence' quiz

3 Questions

Check what you know about the pronunciation of 'independence'.

እንኳን ደስ ያለዎ ሙከራውን አጠናቀዋል
Excellent!Great job!መጥፎ እድል ነጥብ አስመዝግበዋል :
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More pronunciation work

If you want to improve your pronunciation even more, try our series The Sounds of English or Tim's Pronunciation Workshop.

End of Session 3

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Session Vocabulary

  • Pronouncing 'independence'

    There are four syllables: in-de-pen-dence.

    The stress is on the third syllable: in-de-PEN-dence.

    'e' is pronounced /ɪ/, /e/ then /ə/ all in the same word.

ሙሉ የቃላት ትርጉም ማጣቀሻውን ይመልከቱ

የዳውንሎድ ማዕከል

የቅርብ ትምህርቶች ይዘት