Today I’m going to help you say words relating to the face. I’m using the Oxford Learners Dictionary as my reference.
Since I’m going to say and write the plural forms for the words below, let me share with you some rules here.
Rule 1: For nouns ending with a hard sound / b d g v l m n ɳ ð /, the plural ‘s’ will be pronounced as /z/.
e.g. chi Advanced n / tʃı:n / chins / tʃı:nz /
Rule 2: For nouns ending with a soft sound / f k p t ɵ /, the plural ‘s’ will be pronounced as / s /
e.g. lip / lıp / lips / lıps /
Rule 3: For nouns ending with a vowel sound, the plural ‘s’ will be pronounced as /z/.
e.g. eye / aı / eyes / aız /
Rule 4: For nouns ending with / s z ʃ ʧ dʒ /, the plural ‘es’ will be pronounced as / ız /.
e.g. eyelash / aılæʃ / eyelashes / aılæʃız /
Take note that there are some acceptable variations in the pronunciations below.
For example you can use / ız / or / əz / for ‘es’ .
e.g. eyelash / aılæʃ / eyelashes / aılæʃız / or / aılæʃəz /
Parts of a face:
Face / feıs / faces / feısız /
eyebrow / aıbraʊ / eyebrows / aıbraʊz /
eyelash / aılæʃ / eyelashes / aılæʃız /
eye / aı / eyes / aız /
nose / nəʊz / noses / nəʊzız /
mouth / maʊɵ / mouths / maʊɵs /
lip / lıp / lips / lıps /
cheek / tʃı:k / cheeks / tʃı:ks /
cheekbone / tʃı:kbəʊn / cheekbones / tʃı:kbəʊnz /
chin / tʃı:n / chins / tʃı:nz /
jaw / ʤɔ: / jaw / ʤɔ:z /
forehead / fɔ:hed / foreheads / fɔ:hedz /
ear / ɪə / ears / ɪəz /
hair / heə / hairs / heəz /
Other words to do with face:
mole / məʊl / moles / məʊlz /
dimple / dımpl / dimples / dımplz /
pimple / pımpl / pimples / pımplz /
freckle / frekl / freckles / freklz /
scar / skɑ: / scars / skɑ:z /
pockmark / pɔ:kmɑ:k / pockmarks / pɔ:kmɑ:ks /
moustache / məstɑ:ʃ / moustaches / məstɑ:ʃɩz /
beard / bɪəd / beards / bɪədz /
English – Bahasa Melayu
jaw rahang
mole tahi lalat
dimple lesung pipit
freckle jagat(Dewan English-Malay Dictionary)
scar parut
pockmark parut jerawat yang berlubang
moustache misai
beard janggut