pa-tukht'falek-pash

greenhouse gas

Pronunciation

pɐtuxtʔfɐlɛkpɐʃ

Sound out pa-tukht'falek-pash letter by letter:

• ppp as in 'spin' (no puff of air)
• aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
• ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
• uuoo as in 'food'
• khxharsh h, as in Scottish 'loch' or German 'Bach'
• ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
• 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
• fff as in 'far'
• aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
• lll as in 'love'
• eɛe as in 'bet'
• kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
• ppp as in 'spin' (no puff of air)
• aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
• shʃsh as in 'shoe'

any of the atmospheric gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect such as carbon dioxide, water vapor, and methane