How To Pronounce Bring down
bring down
In British English, bring down is pronounced /ˌbrɪŋˈdaʊn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌbrɪ̃ŋˈda͠ʊn]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌbrɪŋˈdaʊn/.
Bring down has two 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
Bring down has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oO, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Bring down
How do you pronounce bring down in British English?
In British English, bring down is pronounced /ˌbrɪŋˈdaʊn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌbrɪ̃ŋˈda͠ʊn].
How do you pronounce bring down in American English?
In American English, bring down is pronounced /ˌbrɪŋˈdaʊn/.
How many syllables are in bring down?
Bring down has two syllables, /brɪŋ/ + /daʊn/.
Where is the stress in bring down?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /daʊn/.
Do British and American English pronounce bring down the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˌbrɪŋˈdaʊn/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oO
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