English Syllables help?

Question

I am ESL
Just wondering, I often heard people merge the syllables when pronouncing English words, is this acceptable and common?

Such as the other day, I heard my teacher speak:
"a mi no" acid as "am min no" acid
(merging am and min together)
also words like:
"ma ni pu late" or "man ni pulate"
"com pa ny" or "com pan ny"
etc.
I am confused. Appreciate a lot if someone can clarify :)

Answer 1

Most languages divide their syllables on the consonant, but unfortunately, English divides on the vowel unless there is a double consonant. What you actually should have heard is: 1) a-min-o ac-id, 2) man-ip-ul-ate 3) com-pan-y. Take a phrase like "an egg at eight; if you divided on the consonant, it would sound like "a neg ga teight" and no one would understand you!

Answer 2

vowels stays together with the consonant. I think that It Is common but not acceptable for the English Language. My native Language is English and their are still some things that I am confused about.

Good Luck for Learning English

Answer 3

I have been speaking English for 46 years and have never heard that. Based on the questions you post I would say that either your ESL teacher has pronunciation problems or you have a hearing problem.