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Business English pronunciation lesson 2

1,949 views · Published 10 July 2012 · 9:25 · Indexed 8 October 2026

Channel: Learn British English Free · 2012 · Education

In these business English pronunciation lessons I focus on helping you practise words and expressions which are common in a formal, business context. They come about as the result of meetings with a colleague at work.

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Notes

Word  Phonetics (emphasis on syllable in bold)
Region  ree-jun
Require ri-kwire
Exacerbate egg-zah-sur-bate
"Your lack of action exacerbated the problem."
Acutely uh-cute-lee
Proactively proh-ack-tiv-lee / proh-ack-tiv-lee
Reactively ree-ack-tiv-lee / ree-ack-tiv-lee
Hub  ("hub" means something is the centre-point of activity.)
First step furst step
Near-term neer-turm
Counterparts cown-tuh-parts
Throughput throo-puht
Leverage leh-vu-rij
Ambulatory am-byou-lay-tu-ree
Discharged diss-charjd
Success suck-sess
Vulnerable vul-nu-ru-ball / vun-ru-ball
Actuality ack-choo-ah-li-tee
"You think you're right, but in actuality, you're wrong!"
Care  kair
Healthcare hellth-kair
Enterprise en-tuh-prize
Justices jus-ti-siz
Wrestling reh-sling
Federal  feh-duh-rool / feh-drool
(e.g. Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI])
Blatant  blay-tunt
"Your incompetence led to a blatant error."
Renewed ru-nyoud
Climate cly-mitt
Decade  de-kade
Mismatch miss-mach
Escalating eh-skuh-lay-ting
Research ree-surch

Business English pronunciation lesson 2

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