How To Pronounce Gift
gift
UK
Phonemic
/ɡɪft/
Phonetic
[ɡɪft̚]
US
Phonemic
/ɡɪft/
In British English, gift is pronounced /ɡɪft/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡɪft̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɡɪft/.
Gift 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
ɡɪft
Gift has one syllable in British English.
gift + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/ɡɪfts/
US
/ɡɪfts/
gift + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ˈɡɪf.tɪd/
US
/ˈɡɪf.tɪd/
gift + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈɡɪf.tɪŋ/
US
/ˈɡɪf.tɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Gift
Questions About Gift
How do you pronounce gift in British English?
In British English, gift is pronounced /ɡɪft/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɡɪft̚].
How do you pronounce gift in American English?
In American English, gift is pronounced /ɡɪft/.
Do British and American English pronounce gift the same way?
Yes. Both are /ɡɪft/.
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