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