How To Pronounce Be going to
be going to
In British English, be going to is pronounced /biˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ.tə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [biˈɡəʊ.ɪ̃ŋ.tə]. In American English, it is pronounced /biˈɡoʊ.ɪŋ.tə/.
Be going to has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
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 going to has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Be going to
How do you pronounce be going to in British English?
In British English, be going to is pronounced /biˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ.tə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [biˈɡəʊ.ɪ̃ŋ.tə].
How do you pronounce be going to in American English?
In American English, be going to is pronounced /biˈɡoʊ.ɪŋ.tə/.
How many syllables are in be going to?
Be going to has four syllables, /bi/ + /ɡəʊ/ + /ɪŋ/ + /tə/.
Where is the stress in be going to?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /ɡəʊ/.
Do British and American English pronounce be going to the same way?
No. British English has /biˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ.tə/ and American English has /biˈɡoʊ.ɪŋ.tə/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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