Learn How to Pronounce SALMON – SALMON in a Sentence

Learn how to pronounce salmon correctly by understanding the syllables.

The word SALMON is a noun with 2 syllables – emphasize the first syllable.

SAL-mun

Here is a sentence example:

In the picture we see a bear beside a river with a salmon in its paws.

The sentence reads: Her friend said: On a good day, when salmon are migrating in the river, a large bear can catch and eat over 30 fish a day!

So when next you have an opportunity, remember how to say SALMON correctly.

Examples of salmon from news items:

Capitol, and when he served salmon and hamburgers to former President Barack Obama and his family as part of his inauguration festivities.
Source: New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/25/us/muriel-bowser-mercia-covid-washington.html

Despite investing $17 billion in salmon recovery over 30 years, the number of wild spring chinook salmon returning to spawn in Idaho is just a fraction of historic levels.
Source: Washington Times
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/18/editorial-roundup-idaho/

The exception to the marine mammal boom is southern resident killer whales, which are in decline along with the chinook salmon they depend on.
Source: Seattle Times
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/gray-whales-learn-daring-feeding-strategy-in-puget-sound-digging-for-ghost-shrimp-at-high-tide/

Seafood Tarragon plays well with a variety of fish, from salmon to tuna to snapper—and even works in a dipping sauce for fish sticks.
Source: Salon
https://www.salon.com/2020/12/15/fresh-tarragon-and-its-9-best-uses_partner/

In the Pacific Northwest, newly planted trees near rivers and streams are supposed to help keep water clean for salmon spawning grounds that orca whales rely on as a food source.
Source: The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/11/23020190/amazon-alexa-tree-planting-climate-debate

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