How To Pronounce Movie
movie
In British English, movie is pronounced /ˈmuː.vi/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈmʷuː.vi]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈmuː.vi/.
Movie has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Movie has two syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the first syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is Oo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Movie
How do you pronounce movie in British English?
In British English, movie is pronounced /ˈmuː.vi/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈmʷuː.vi].
How do you pronounce movie in American English?
In American English, movie is pronounced /ˈmuː.vi/.
How many syllables are in movie?
Movie has two syllables, /muː/ + /vi/.
Where is the stress in movie?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /muː/.
Do British and American English pronounce movie the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈmuː.vi/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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