How To Pronounce Cheer up
cheer up
In British English, cheer up is pronounced /ˌtʃɪəˈʌp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌtʃɪərˈʌp̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌtʃɪrˈʌp/.
Cheer up has two 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
Cheer 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 Cheer up
How do you pronounce cheer up in British English?
In British English, cheer up is pronounced /ˌtʃɪəˈʌp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌtʃɪərˈʌp̚].
How do you pronounce cheer up in American English?
In American English, cheer up is pronounced /ˌtʃɪrˈʌp/.
How many syllables are in cheer up?
Cheer up has two syllables, /tʃɪə/ + /ʌp/.
Where is the stress in cheer up?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /ʌp/.
Do British and American English pronounce cheer up the same way?
No. British English has /ˌtʃɪəˈʌp/ and American English has /ˌtʃɪrˈʌp/.
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