How To Pronounce Internship
internship
How To Say Internship Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, internship is pronounced /ɪnˈtɜːn.ʃɪp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈtʰɜ̃ːʴn.ʃɪp̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪnˈtɝːn.ʃɪp/.
Internship has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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
Internship 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.
Transcription Tips For Internship
- Rule 3
Mark The Stressed Syllable
When a word has more than one syllable, the primary stress marker must be placed before the stressed syllable. It is wrong to write /lɔː.jə/ without the stress marker.
lawyer /ˈlɔː.jə/
Here. Internship /ɪnˈtɜːn.ʃɪp/
- Rule 7
Stress Mark Replaces The Dot
Do not place a syllable boundary marker where the stress marker appears. /ðeɪ.ə.naʊ.ˈhɪə/ is not acceptable.
They are now here /ðeɪ.ə.naʊˈhɪə/
Here. Internship /ɪnˈtɜːn.ʃɪp/
Questions About Internship
How do you say internship phonetically?
Internship sounds like in-TURN-ship in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce internship in British English?
In British English, internship is pronounced /ɪnˈtɜːn.ʃɪp/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈtʰɜ̃ːʴn.ʃɪp̚].
How do you pronounce internship in American English?
In American English, internship is pronounced /ɪnˈtɝːn.ʃɪp/.
How many syllables are in internship?
Internship has three syllables, /ɪn/ + /tɜːn/ + /ʃɪp/.
Where is the stress in internship?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /tɜːn/.
Do British and American English pronounce internship the same way?
No. British English has /ɪnˈtɜːn.ʃɪp/ and American English has /ɪnˈtɝːn.ʃɪp/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Internship
Internship has three syllables. See how internship divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
Nearby Words
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