How To Pronounce Lie
lie
UK
Phonemic
/laɪ/
Phonetic
[laɪ]
US
Phonemic
/laɪ/
In British English, lie is pronounced /laɪ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [laɪ]. In American English, it is pronounced /laɪ/.
Lie has one 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
laɪ
Lie has one syllable in British English.
lie + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/laɪz/
US
/laɪz/
lie + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /d/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/laɪd/
US
/laɪd/
lie + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Lie
Questions About Lie
How do you pronounce lie in British English?
In British English, lie is pronounced /laɪ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [laɪ].
How do you pronounce lie in American English?
In American English, lie is pronounced /laɪ/.
Do British and American English pronounce lie the same way?
Yes. Both are /laɪ/.
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