מִבְטָא
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. an accent (distinctive manner of pronouncing a language)
2. accent (the distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect) (linguistics, sociolinguistics)
Pronunciation
mivtá
Examples26
לֹא יכולתי לְהָבִין אֵת הַמִּבְטָא שֶׁלָּהּ.
I couldn't understand her accent.
יֵשׁ לוֹ מִבְטָא מֵהַדָּרוֹם.
He has a Southern accent.
אֵיזֶה מִבְטָא יֵשׁ לִי?
What accent have I got?
הִיא דוברת אַנְגְּלִית במִבְטָא זָר.
She speaks English with a foreign accent.
הִיא מְדַבֶּרֶת אַנְגְּלִית במִבְטָא זָר.
She speaks English with a foreign accent.
שְׁנֵי אֳפָנַי הַמִּבְטָא כְּשֵׁרִים.
Both pronunciations are correct.