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อ้างอิงจากเฉลยแบบฝึกหัดที่ 12 โมดูลที่ 5 หน้า 5-27 ในคู่มือการศึกษาชุดวิชา 14320
อยากทราบว่าเหตุใดคำประสม seat belts จึงลงเสียงเน้นหนักทั้งสองคำคะ

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Dear Khun Schicksal and all juniors

I think there must be a misunderstanding na krub. I've looked into the page 5-27 of 14320 Student Manual and found that the key answer of Item 2 Exercise 12 was something like this:

2. The pilot anNOUNCED that passengers keep their SEAT belts fastened.

So, it is quite obvious that for the word "announced" the stress falls on the second syllable while for the compound nound "seat belts" on the first word "seat" na krub. And we can put the sentence into IPA symbols, as follows:

| ðə ˈpaɪ.lət ə.ˈnaʊnst ðæt ˈpæ.sɪn.dʒəz kiːp ðeə si:t belts ˈfɑːs.n̩d |

Anyway, your query shows that you're a very good learner krub, Khun Schicksal.

By the way, you can also find the pronunciation of this type of words in dictionaries. For example:
/ˈsiːt ˌbelt/ in https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictio ... /seat-belt.

Wish all of you the great success in your study here in our English major krub.

Best wishes always,
Ekkawit
Class of 2015

Dear Khun Ekkawit,

It looks like we have two different versions of the book. Mine is a copy of the third printing from 2016.

However, your explanation supports my assumption that the stress falls on the first word “seat“.

Thanks for your help