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Pronunciation - Syllables and word stress in Albanian
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Si jeni, Albanian Learners? 😃

➡ In today's lesson you will learn how to stress words and syllables in Albanian.

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According to the number of vowels, Albanian words may consist of one, two, three or more syllables. In the Albanian language the position of the word stress is not fixed. In some words the stress falls on the first syllable: Ti=you. In others, it falls on the last syllable: Partia = party.

There are words with the stress falling on the middle syllable:

  • Punë-a = work.

It is advisable to pay attention to the stress when memorizing Albanian words. Word stress in Albanian is more emphatic than in English; the stressed syllable is articulated with much greater force than the unstressed one, therefore lengthened. In general, in Albanian the main stress falls on the last word of a phrase, on the last stem of a compound word, and on the last syllable of a polysyllabic word. Although this holds for the vast majority of words in Albanian, some of them do not obey this general principle.

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