How To Pronounce Be willing to
be willing to
In British English, be willing to is pronounced /biˈwɪl.ɪŋ.tə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [biˈwɪl.ɪ̃ŋ.tə]. In American English, it is pronounced /biˈwɪl.ɪŋ.tə/.
Be willing to has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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 willing 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 willing to
How do you pronounce be willing to in British English?
In British English, be willing to is pronounced /biˈwɪl.ɪŋ.tə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [biˈwɪl.ɪ̃ŋ.tə].
How do you pronounce be willing to in American English?
In American English, be willing to is pronounced /biˈwɪl.ɪŋ.tə/.
How many syllables are in be willing to?
Be willing to has four syllables, /bi/ + /wɪl/ + /ɪŋ/ + /tə/.
Where is the stress in be willing to?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /wɪl/.
Do British and American English pronounce be willing to the same way?
Yes. Both are /biˈwɪl.ɪŋ.tə/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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