How To Pronounce Harvest
harvest
In British English, harvest is pronounced /ˈhɑː.vɪst/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈhɑːʴ.vɪst̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈhɑːr.vɪst/.
Harvest has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
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
Harvest has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Harvest
How do you pronounce harvest in British English?
In British English, harvest is pronounced /ˈhɑː.vɪst/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈhɑːʴ.vɪst̚].
How do you pronounce harvest in American English?
In American English, harvest is pronounced /ˈhɑːr.vɪst/.
How many syllables are in harvest?
Harvest has two syllables, /hɑː/ + /vɪst/.
Where is the stress in harvest?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /hɑː/.
Do British and American English pronounce harvest the same way?
No. British English has /ˈhɑː.vɪst/ and American English has /ˈhɑːr.vɪst/.
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