How To Pronounce Be about to
be about to
In British English, be about to is pronounced /bi.əˈbaʊt.tə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bi.əˈbaʊ.tə]. In American English, it is pronounced /bi.əˈbaʊt.tə/.
Be about to has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the third syllable. 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
Be about to has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the third syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is ooOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Be about to
How do you pronounce be about to in British English?
In British English, be about to is pronounced /bi.əˈbaʊt.tə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [bi.əˈbaʊ.tə].
How do you pronounce be about to in American English?
In American English, be about to is pronounced /bi.əˈbaʊt.tə/.
How many syllables are in be about to?
Be about to has four syllables, /bi/ + /ə/ + /baʊt/ + /tə/.
Where is the stress in be about to?
The main stress is on the third syllable, /baʊt/.
Do British and American English pronounce be about to the same way?
Yes. Both are /bi.əˈbaʊt.tə/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern ooOo
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