How To Pronounce Calm down
calm down
In British English, calm down is pronounced /ˌkɑːmˈdaʊn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌkɑ̃ːmˈda͠ʊn]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌkɑːmˈdaʊn/.
Calm 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
Calm 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 Calm down
How do you pronounce calm down in British English?
In British English, calm down is pronounced /ˌkɑːmˈdaʊn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌkɑ̃ːmˈda͠ʊn].
How do you pronounce calm down in American English?
In American English, calm down is pronounced /ˌkɑːmˈdaʊn/.
How many syllables are in calm down?
Calm down has two syllables, /kɑːm/ + /daʊn/.
Where is the stress in calm down?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /daʊn/.
Do British and American English pronounce calm down the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˌkɑːmˈdaʊn/.
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