How To Pronounce Bring up
bring up
In British English, bring up is pronounced /ˌbrɪŋˈʌp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌbrɪ̃ŋˈʌp̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌbrɪŋˈʌp/.
Bring up 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 up 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 up
How do you pronounce bring up in British English?
In British English, bring up is pronounced /ˌbrɪŋˈʌp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌbrɪ̃ŋˈʌp̚].
How do you pronounce bring up in American English?
In American English, bring up is pronounced /ˌbrɪŋˈʌp/.
How many syllables are in bring up?
Bring up has two syllables, /brɪŋ/ + /ʌp/.
Where is the stress in bring up?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /ʌp/.
Do British and American English pronounce bring up the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˌbrɪŋˈʌp/.
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