How To Pronounce Good evening
good evening
In British English, good evening is pronounced /ˌɡʊdˈiːv.nɪŋ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌɡʷʊdˈiːv.nɪ̃ŋ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌɡʊdˈiːv.nɪŋ/.
Good evening 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
Good evening 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 Good evening
How do you pronounce good evening in British English?
In British English, good evening is pronounced /ˌɡʊdˈiːv.nɪŋ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌɡʷʊdˈiːv.nɪ̃ŋ].
How do you pronounce good evening in American English?
In American English, good evening is pronounced /ˌɡʊdˈiːv.nɪŋ/.
How many syllables are in good evening?
Good evening has three syllables, /ɡʊd/ + /iːv/ + /nɪŋ/.
Where is the stress in good evening?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /iːv/.
Do British and American English pronounce good evening the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˌɡʊdˈiːv.nɪŋ/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
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