How To Pronounce Like
like
UK
Phonemic
/laɪk/
Phonetic
[laɪk̚]
US
Phonemic
/laɪk/
In British English, like is pronounced /laɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [laɪk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /laɪk/.
Like 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
laɪk
Like has one syllable in British English.
like + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/laɪks/
US
/laɪks/
like + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/laɪkt/
US
/laɪkt/
like + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈlaɪ.kɪŋ/
US
/ˈlaɪ.kɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Like
Questions About Like
How do you pronounce like in British English?
In British English, like is pronounced /laɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [laɪk̚].
How do you pronounce like in American English?
In American English, like is pronounced /laɪk/.
Do British and American English pronounce like the same way?
Yes. Both are /laɪk/.
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