суббота, 15 ноября 2025 г.

tan, ten

tan - /tæn/ 

ten - /tɛn/


  • I’ll try to get a tan in the sun for ten minutes.
  • The tan wallet cost ten dollars.
  • She was ten when she got her first light tan.
  • He rated his tan as a ten out of ten.
  • Ten of us stood in line, most with a summer tan.
  • That tan shirt in size ten looks good on you.
  • The tan dog barked at the ten kids on the lawn.
  • I spent ten days at the beach and now I’m so tan.
  • You’ll have to be here by ten if you want to keep that tan tone.
  • He promised ten push-ups before he lay in the sun to work on his tan.


  • tan - /tæn/ - загар, смуглый.
Звук /æ/ как в слове cat.

tan рифмуется со словами: man, plan, fan, scan.

  • ten - /tɛn/ - десять, десятка, десяток, десятый номер
Звук /ɛ/ как в слове men.

ten рифмуется со словами: pen, men, when, then.


В американском английском звук /t/ в начале слова, такой как в словах tan, ten или table, произносится как глухой согласный с придыханием /tʰ/. 

Для этого нужно коснуться кончиком языка бугорков за верхними зубами и резко выдохнуть воздух, не активируя голосовые связки. 


pan, pen

pan - /pæn/

pen - /pɛn/


  • I grabbed a pan to fry eggs, and a pen to write the recipe.
  • She dropped her pen into the pan by accident.
  • That chef keeps a pen in his pocket while he shakes the pan over the flame.
  • He wrote "10 minutes" with his pen before putting the bacon in the pan.
  • Don’t use a marker pen on the non-stick pan!
  • She signed the note with a fountain pen as the pan sizzled.
  • The pan got hot so fast that his pen fell out of his hand.
  • I bought a cast-iron pan and a gel-ink pen at the same store.
  • The teacher used a pen to grade the cooking class’ pan-fried dishes.
  • The pen exploded when it hit the boiling pan.


  • pan - /pæn/ - кухонная утварь: сковорода, кастрюля, противень.
Звук /æ/ как в словах: tan, cat, man.

Pan рифмуется со словами: man, can, plan, scan.


  • pen  - /pɛn/ - перо, ручка, авторучка, писатель, сочинять, запирать, заключать, загонять.
Звук /ɛ/ как в словах: ten, men, let.

Pen рифмуется со словами: ten, then, when, men.




a non-stick pan - сковорода с антипригарным покрытием
a cast-iron pan - чугунная сковорода
a fountain pen - авторучка (перьевая с резервуаром для чернил)
sizzle - /ˈsɪzl/ - шипение, шипящий звук, возбуждение, шипеть, обжигать, испепелять.

воскресенье, 9 ноября 2025 г.

stable, stubble

stable - /ˈsteɪ.bəl/

stubble - /stʌbəl/


  • His hands were stable, but his face was covered with morning stubble.
  • The horse stood calmly in the stable, while the cowboy rubbed his rough stubble.
  • She tried to keep a stable expression, despite the itchy stubble on her chin.
  • The weather stayed stable, but his beard grew into heavy stubble.
  • I need a stable razor if I want to shave off this stubble properly.
  • The stable boy wasn’t old enough to grow much stubble yet.
  • He kept his emotions stable, though he nervously scratched at his stubble.
  • They checked that the horse was in a stable condition - and the soldier with the stubble was relieved.
  • The artist needed a stable hand to draw the man with the thick stubble.
  • Even with medication keeping her mood stable, her short stubble after chemo surprised her.


  • stable - /ˈsteɪ.bəl/ - постоянный, стабильный, устойчивый, спокойный, уравновешенный, конюшня, манеж.

Дифтонг /eɪ/ как в словах: day, say, able.

Stable рифмуется со словами: table, cable, able, label.


  • stubble - /stʌbəl/ - стерня, щетина, жнивье, жниво, коротко остриженные волосы.
Краткий звук /ʌ/ как в словах: cup, mud, butter.

Stubble рифмуется со словами: bubble, trouble, double, rubble.



object(noun), object(verb)

object(noun) - /ˈɑbˌdʒɛkt/

object(verb) - /əbˈdʒɛkt/


  • I want an OBject to paint, but I might obJECT to the color you choose.
  • The judge examined the OBject, but the lawyer began to obJECT immediately.
  • The OBject was harmless, so the police didn’t obJECT to us keeping it.
  • That strange metal OBject made him obJECT to the experiment.
  • I don’t obJECT to that OBject on the table - it looks fine there.
  • Students might obJECT to being graded on the OBject they designed.
  • The OBject is valuable, so collectors often obJECT to selling it.
  • The witness pointed at the OBject, only to obJECT to its description.
  • If you obJECT, then that OBject must be returned to evidence.
  • The scientist didn’t obJECT to studying the OBject overnight.


  • object(noun) - /ˈɑbˌdʒɛkt/ - предмет, вещь , дополнение (в грамматике).

   Object(noun) рифмуется со словами: subject (noun), project (noun).


  • object(verb) - /əbˈdʒɛkt/ - возражать, возразить.
Object(verb) рифмуется со словами: reject (verb), project (verb), subject (verb).


суббота, 8 ноября 2025 г.

least, list

least - /liːst/

list - /lɪst/


  • At the very least, write a list before you shop.
  • The list was long, but her least favorite task was first.
  • The teacher said the least important item on the list could wait.
  • I crossed off the least urgent things from my list.
  • My least favorite movie is near the bottom of the list.
  • He said the least useful skill on his resume list was sewing.
  • The least expensive product on the list was already sold out.
  • Make a list of at least five questions before the interview.
  • The list may be long, but you can do at least the top three today.
  • The least boring title wasn’t even on the list they discussed.


  • least - /liːst/ - наименее, как минимум, наименьший, минимальный, минимальное количество

Least рифмуется со словами: feast, beast, priest, east.


  • list - /lɪst/ - список, перечень, реестр, перечислять, крениться.
List рифмуется со словами: mist, fist, twist, kissed.


/l/ - кончик языка касается альвеолярного гребня за зубами.




impart, import

impart - /ɪmˈpɑːrt/

import - /ˈɪmpɔːrt/


  • Teachers who impart wisdom seldom care about the import of physical gifts.
  • To impart urgency, he exaggerated the import of the news.
  • The mentor wanted to impart skills that had great import for the student’s future.
  • Judges must not impart bias, no matter the legal import of a case.


  • impart - /ɪmˈpɑːrt/ - передавать, придавать, сообщать, давать
Ударение на второй слог.

Impart рифмуется со словами: start, part, chart.


  • import - /ˈɪmpɔːrt/ - импортировать, копировать, загружать, импортируемый товар, ввоз, импортирование.
Ударение на первый слог.

Import рифмуется со словами: short, court, sort, sport, fort.


bias - /ˈbaɪəs/ - предвзятость, предубеждение, смещение, уклон, тенденциозность.


пятница, 7 ноября 2025 г.

coup, cope

coup - /kuː/

cope - /koʊp/


  • After the surprise coup, no one knew how to cope with the new reality.
  • She couldn’t cope with the chaos that followed the attempted coup.
  • Historians study how societies cope after a successful coup.
  • The general led the coup, but couldn’t cope with running the country.
  • Rumors of a coup make investors anxious and unable to cope.
  • Citizens had to cope with strict curfews after the midnight coup.
  • He joked that if there were a silent office coup, he wouldn’t cope well.
  • People often can’t cope with the sudden power shift a coup causes.
  • The documentary showed how leaders planned the coup and how civilians tried to cope.
  • Journalists who covered the coup were taught breathing techniques to cope with stress.


  • coup - /kuː/ - переворот, путч; удачный ход, удача в делах; перевернуть
Coup рифмуется со словами: too, blue, do, who, shoe.


  • cope - /koʊp/ - справляться, совладать, бороться, сладить.
Сope рифмуется со словами: hope, rope, soap, slope.