How To Pronounce Korean
Korean
In British English, Korean is pronounced /kəˈriː.ən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kəˈriː.ə̃n]. In American English, it is pronounced /kəˈriː.ən/.
Korean 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
Korean 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.
Words That Rhyme With Korean
Questions About Korean
How do you pronounce Korean in British English?
In British English, Korean is pronounced /kəˈriː.ən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [kəˈriː.ə̃n].
How do you pronounce Korean in American English?
In American English, Korean is pronounced /kəˈriː.ən/.
How many syllables are in Korean?
Korean has three syllables, /kə/ + /riː/ + /ən/.
Where is the stress in Korean?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /riː/.
Do British and American English pronounce Korean the same way?
Yes. Both are /kəˈriː.ən/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
Nearby Words
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