how to pronounce telly

/ˈtɛl.i/

audio example by a male speaker

audio example by a female speaker

the above transcription of telly is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

telly is pronounced in two syllables

press buttons with phonetic symbols to learn how to precisely pronounce each sound of telly

1.

2. example pitch curve for pronunciation of telly

test your pronunciation of telly

press the "test" button to check how closely you can replicate the pitch of a native speaker in your pronunciation of telly

video examples of telly pronunciation

An example use of telly in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… can't create films and telly without …”

meaning of telly

Telly is a slang term for television.

telly frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word telly occurs in english on average 8.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics telly can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that telly can be often used in the following areas:

1) leisure and entertainment;