How To Pronounce Excuse me
excuse me
In British English, excuse me is pronounced /ɪkˈskjuːz.miː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪkˈskj̥ʷuːz.miː]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪkˈskjuːz.miː/.
Excuse me has three 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
Excuse me has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Excuse me
How do you pronounce excuse me in British English?
In British English, excuse me is pronounced /ɪkˈskjuːz.miː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪkˈskj̥ʷuːz.miː].
How do you pronounce excuse me in American English?
In American English, excuse me is pronounced /ɪkˈskjuːz.miː/.
How many syllables are in excuse me?
Excuse me has three syllables, /ɪk/ + /skjuːz/ + /miː/.
Where is the stress in excuse me?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /skjuːz/.
Do British and American English pronounce excuse me the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɪkˈskjuːz.miː/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
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