How To Pronounce Adetola

Adetola

Yorùbá: Personal name
UK
Phonemic
/a.dé.tɔ́.lá/
Phonetic
[a.dé.tɔ́.lá]
US
Phonemic
/a.dé.tɔ́.lá/

How To Say Adetola Phonetically

UKa-d-taw-l

Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.

In British English, Adetola is pronounced /a.dé.tɔ́.lá/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [a.dé.tɔ́.lá]. In American English, it is pronounced /a.dé.tɔ́.lá/.

Adetola has four syllables. British and American speakers say it the same way.

Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.

Syllables, Stress And Endings

Syllables And Stress

adétɔ́lá

Adetola has four syllables in British English.

Transcription Tips For Adetola

  1. Rule 3

    Mark The Stressed Syllable

    When a word has more than one syllable, the primary stress marker must be placed before the stressed syllable. It is wrong to write /lɔː.jə/ without the stress marker.

    lawyer /ˈlɔː.jə/

    Here. Adetola /a.dé.tɔ́.lá/

  2. Rule 7

    Stress Mark Replaces The Dot

    Do not place a syllable boundary marker where the stress marker appears. /ðeɪ.ə.naʊ.ˈhɪə/ is not acceptable.

    They are now here /ðeɪ.ə.naʊˈhɪə/

    Here. Adetola /a.dé.tɔ́.lá/

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Questions About Adetola

How do you say Adetola phonetically?

Adetola sounds like a-d-taw-l in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.

How do you pronounce Adetola in British English?

In British English, Adetola is pronounced /a.dé.tɔ́.lá/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [a.dé.tɔ́.lá].

How do you pronounce Adetola in American English?

In American English, Adetola is pronounced /a.dé.tɔ́.lá/.

How many syllables are in Adetola?

Adetola has four syllables, /a/ + /dé/ + /tɔ́/ + /lá/.

Do British and American English pronounce Adetola the same way?

Yes. Both are /a.dé.tɔ́.lá/.

Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Adetola

Adetola has four syllables. See how Adetola divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.

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