How To Pronounce Mate
mate
UK
Phonemic
/meɪt/
Phonetic
[meɪt̚]
US
Phonemic
/meɪt/
In British English, mate is pronounced /meɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [meɪt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /meɪt/.
Mate 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
meɪt
Mate has one syllable in British English.
mate + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/meɪts/
US
/meɪts/
mate + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ˈmeɪ.tɪd/
US
/ˈmeɪ.t̯ɪd/
mate + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈmeɪ.tɪŋ/
US
/ˈmeɪ.t̯ɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Mate
Questions About Mate
How do you pronounce mate in British English?
In British English, mate is pronounced /meɪt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [meɪt̚].
How do you pronounce mate in American English?
In American English, mate is pronounced /meɪt/.
Do British and American English pronounce mate the same way?
Yes. Both are /meɪt/.
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