I wonder how an American pronounces…
colleague … college
/ˈkɑ–liyg/ … /ˈkɑ–lɪd͡ʒ/
vowel sound /a/
colleagues
/ˈkɑ–liygz/
people we work with,
especially in a profession or business
colleague
/ˈkɑ–liyg/
Welcome to our new colleague.
colleague
/ˈkɑ–liyg/
This woman is having an online meeting
with a colleague in another country.
colleague
/ˈkɑ–liyg/
Our colleague is giving a presentation.
college
/ˈkɑ–lɪd͡ʒ/
a school you go to after high school,
where you can earn a bachelor’s degree
college
/ˈkɑ–lɪd͡ʒ/
They’re college graduates. They just graduated
from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
college
/ˈkɑ–lɪd͡ʒ/
This is where I went to college
for my bachelor’s degree.
college … colleagues
/ˈkɑ–lɪd͡ʒ/ … /ˈkɑ–liygz/
I teach English at a college in the United States.
My colleagues are other English teachers.
