How To Pronounce Lunch
lunch
UK
Phonemic
/lʌntʃ/
Phonetic
[lʌ̃ntʃ]
US
Phonemic
/lʌntʃ/
In British English, lunch is pronounced /lʌntʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [lʌ̃ntʃ]. In American English, it is pronounced /lʌntʃ/.
Lunch 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
lʌntʃ
Lunch has one syllable in British English.
lunch + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈlʌn.tʃɪz/
US
/ˈlʌn.tʃɪz/
lunch + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/lʌntʃt/
US
/lʌntʃt/
lunch + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈlʌn.tʃɪŋ/
US
/ˈlʌn.tʃɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Lunch
Questions About Lunch
How do you pronounce lunch in British English?
In British English, lunch is pronounced /lʌntʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [lʌ̃ntʃ].
How do you pronounce lunch in American English?
In American English, lunch is pronounced /lʌntʃ/.
Do British and American English pronounce lunch the same way?
Yes. Both are /lʌntʃ/.
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