How To Pronounce Colonial
colonial
How To Say Colonial Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, colonial is pronounced /kəˈləʊ.ni.əl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kəˈləʊ.ni.əɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /kəˈloʊ.ni.əl/.
Colonial has four 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
Colonial 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.
Transcription Tips For Colonial
- Rule 21
Words Ending In -al
When a word of more than one syllable ends with al, the a is the schwa /ə/.
local /ˈləʊ.kəl/legal /ˈliː.ɡəl/principal /ˈprɪn.sɪ.pəl/
Here. Colonial /kəˈləʊ.ni.əl/
- Rule 3
Mark The Stressed Syllable
When a word has more than one syllable, the primary stress marker must be placed before the stressed syllable. It is wrong to write /lɔː.jə/ without the stress marker.
lawyer /ˈlɔː.jə/
Here. Colonial /kəˈləʊ.ni.əl/
- Rule 7
Stress Mark Replaces The Dot
Do not place a syllable boundary marker where the stress marker appears. /ðeɪ.ə.naʊ.ˈhɪə/ is not acceptable.
They are now here /ðeɪ.ə.naʊˈhɪə/
Here. Colonial /kəˈləʊ.ni.əl/
Questions About Colonial
How do you say colonial phonetically?
Colonial sounds like kuh-LOH-nee-uhl in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce colonial in British English?
In British English, colonial is pronounced /kəˈləʊ.ni.əl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kəˈləʊ.ni.əɫ].
How do you pronounce colonial in American English?
In American English, colonial is pronounced /kəˈloʊ.ni.əl/.
How many syllables are in colonial?
Colonial has four syllables, /kə/ + /ləʊ/ + /ni/ + /əl/.
Where is the stress in colonial?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /ləʊ/.
Do British and American English pronounce colonial the same way?
No. British English has /kəˈləʊ.ni.əl/ and American English has /kəˈloʊ.ni.əl/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Colonial
Colonial has four syllables. See how colonial divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
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