American English

How to pronounce lend a sympathetic ear

LEHND UH sihm-puh-THEH-dihk EER

/lɛnd̚ ə ˌsɪm.pəˈθɛ.ɾɪk̚ iɹ/

In natural speech

Listen for how the words join together.

/lɛn də ˌsɪm.pəˈθɛ.ɾɪ kiɹ/

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