How to pronounce LINGUA FRANCA in English

English pronunciation of lingua franca

lingua franca

How to pronounce lingua franca
UK/ˌlɪŋ.ɡwə ˈfræŋ.kə/
US/ˌlɪŋ.ɡwə ˈfræŋ.kə/
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UK/ˌlɪŋ.ɡwə ˈfræŋ.kə/ lingua franca
  • /l/     as in
    look
  • /ɪ/     as in
    ship
  • /ŋ/     as in
    sing
  • UK/ɡ/ as in
  • /w/     as in
    we
  • /ə/     as in
    above
  • /f/     as in
    fish
  • /r/     as in
    run
  • /æ/     as in
    hat
  • /ŋ/     as in
    sing
  • /k/     as in
    cat
  • /ə/     as in
    above
US/ˌlɪŋ.ɡwə ˈfræŋ.kə/ lingua franca
  • /l/     as in
    look
  • /ɪ/     as in
    ship
  • /ŋ/     as in
    sing
  • US/ɡ/ as in
  • /w/     as in
    we
  • /ə/     as in
    above
  • /f/     as in
    fish
  • /r/     as in
    run
  • /æ/     as in
    hat
  • /ŋ/     as in
    sing
  • /k/     as in
    cat
  • /ə/     as in
    above

(English pronunciations of lingua franca from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus and from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary, both sources © Cambridge University Press)

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