How to pronounce from scratch
from scratch
/frʌm skrætʃ/
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From scratch, sound by sound
| /f/as in five | Upper teeth on the lower lip, no voice. |
| /r/as in red | The tongue curls back and touches nothing. No tap, no trill. |
| /ʌ/as in cup | A short, relaxed “uh”; the mouth is barely open. |
| /m/as in man | Lips closed, air through the nose. |
| /s/as in see | Tongue tip near the ridge behind the teeth, a narrow stream of air. |
| /k/as in cat | With a light puff of air at the start of a word. |
| /r/as in red | The tongue curls back and touches nothing. No tap, no trill. |
| /æ/as in cat | Open the mouth wide, as for “ah”, but say “e”. Wider than in “bed”. |
| /tʃ/as in chair | One sound: “t” released straight into “sh”. |
In a sentence
Aren't you afraid to start everything from scratch?
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- cache/kæʃ/
- massachusetts/mæsəˈtʃuːsəts/
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- fatima/ˈfæθɪmə/
- finance/fəˈnæns/
- gala/ˈgælə/
- azure/ˈæʒər/
- cyan/saɪˈæn/
- backlash/ˈbæklæʃ/
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Questions and answers
How do you pronounce from scratch?
From scratch is pronounced /frʌm skrætʃ/ in American English.