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