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.

ክፍለ-ስራሓት ናይዚ ምዕራፍ

ድምር ነጥቢ ናይዚ ክፍለ-ስራሓት 3

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    Activity 1

Activity 1

Pronunciation in the News

Obesity

Scientists in the UK have linked obesity to 11 different cancers. How do we pronounce the word obesity? Watch the video and find out.

ነቲ ቪድዮ ብምዕዛብ ነቲ ስራሕ ዕመምዎ

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How do you say 'obesity'?

  • There are four syllables: o-be-si-ty
  • The stress is on the second syllable: oBEsity
  • The 'e' is pronounced /i:/
  • In phonemic script, the word is written like this: /əʊˈbiːsəti/

To do

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

The 'obesity' quiz

3 Questions

Check what you know about the pronunciation of 'obesity'

ኣገናዕ፡ ፈተናኹም ዛዚምኩም
Excellent!Great job!ሕማቕ ዕድል!ዘመዝገብኩምዎ ነጥቢ ...:
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End of Session 3

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Session Vocabulary

  • Pronouncing 'obesity'

    • There are four syllables: o-be-si-ty
    • The stress is on the second syllable: oBEsity
    • The 'e' is pronounced /i:/
    • In phonemic script, the word is written like this: /əʊˈbiːsəti/