How To Pronounce Good night
good night
In British English, good night is pronounced /ˌɡʊdˈnaɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌɡʷʊd̚ˈnaɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌɡʊdˈnaɪt/.
Good night 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
Good night 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 Good night
How do you pronounce good night in British English?
In British English, good night is pronounced /ˌɡʊdˈnaɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌɡʷʊd̚ˈnaɪt̚].
How do you pronounce good night in American English?
In American English, good night is pronounced /ˌɡʊdˈnaɪt/.
How many syllables are in good night?
Good night has two syllables, /ɡʊd/ + /naɪt/.
Where is the stress in good night?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /naɪt/.
Do British and American English pronounce good night the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˌɡʊdˈnaɪt/.
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