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Alas Pronunciation
Alas is pronounced uh-LAS, IPA /əˈlæs/.
uh-LAS
US /əˈlæs/ · UK /əˈlæs/
Syllables: uh · LAS (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
interjection: A dated or playful way of expressing regret or sorrow.
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Alas in a Sentence
- Alas, the last train had already gone.
- The recipe calls for saffron, which, alas, we are out of.
- Alas, poor Yorick, says Hamlet over the skull.
Common Mispronunciations of Alas
Not A-luhs
LAS takes the punch, so the word sighs outwards rather than tailing off. The opening a is barely there.
Not uh-LAHS
Opening the last vowel out to ah gives the Spanish a las instead. English keeps it pinched, rhyming the word with gas.
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