How To Pronounce Hungry
hungry
In British English, hungry is pronounced /ˈhʌŋ.ɡri/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈhʌ̃ŋ.ɡri]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈhʌŋ.ɡri/.
Hungry has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Hungry 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 Hungry
How do you pronounce hungry in British English?
In British English, hungry is pronounced /ˈhʌŋ.ɡri/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈhʌ̃ŋ.ɡri].
How do you pronounce hungry in American English?
In American English, hungry is pronounced /ˈhʌŋ.ɡri/.
How many syllables are in hungry?
Hungry has two syllables, /hʌŋ/ + /ɡri/.
Where is the stress in hungry?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /hʌŋ/.
Do British and American English pronounce hungry the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈhʌŋ.ɡri/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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