How To Pronounce Dine
dine
UK
Phonemic
/daɪn/
Phonetic
[da͠ɪn]
US
Phonemic
/daɪn/
In British English, dine is pronounced /daɪn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [da͠ɪn]. In American English, it is pronounced /daɪn/.
Dine has one 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
daɪn
Dine has one syllable in British English.
dine + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/daɪnz/
US
/daɪnz/
dine + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/daɪnd/
US
/daɪnd/
dine + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈdaɪ.nɪŋ/
US
/ˈdaɪ.nɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Dine
Questions About Dine
How do you pronounce dine in British English?
In British English, dine is pronounced /daɪn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [da͠ɪn].
How do you pronounce dine in American English?
In American English, dine is pronounced /daɪn/.
Do British and American English pronounce dine the same way?
Yes. Both are /daɪn/.
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