How To Pronounce Nervous
nervous
In British English, nervous is pronounced /ˈnɜː.vəs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈnɜːʴ.vəs]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈnɝː.vəs/.
Nervous has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
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
Nervous 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 Nervous
How do you pronounce nervous in British English?
In British English, nervous is pronounced /ˈnɜː.vəs/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈnɜːʴ.vəs].
How do you pronounce nervous in American English?
In American English, nervous is pronounced /ˈnɝː.vəs/.
How many syllables are in nervous?
Nervous has two syllables, /nɜː/ + /vəs/.
Where is the stress in nervous?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /nɜː/.
Do British and American English pronounce nervous the same way?
No. British English has /ˈnɜː.vəs/ and American English has /ˈnɝː.vəs/.
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