unfortunately
/ʌnˈfɔrtʃənətli/
Syllables un·for·tu·nate·ly
Stress un-FOR-tu-nate-ly
Phonics Breakdown
un
/ʌn/
short u
for
/fɔr/
long or
tu
/tʃu/
ture ending
nate
/nət/
schwa
ly
/li/
ly adverb
Meaning
in a way that is sad or caused by bad luck
Sound Reference
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un=/ʌn/(uncle) + for=/fɔr/(for) + tu=/tʃu/(tune) + nate=/nət/(senate) + ly=/li/(quickly)
Example
Unfortunately, we missed the last train.