How To Pronounce Restaurant
restaurant
In British English, restaurant is pronounced /ˈres.trɒnt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈres.tr̥ʷɒ̃nt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈres.tɚ.ɑːnt/.
Restaurant 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
Restaurant 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 Restaurant
How do you pronounce restaurant in British English?
In British English, restaurant is pronounced /ˈres.trɒnt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈres.tr̥ʷɒ̃nt̚].
How do you pronounce restaurant in American English?
In American English, restaurant is pronounced /ˈres.tɚ.ɑːnt/.
How many syllables are in restaurant?
Restaurant has two syllables, /res/ + /trɒnt/.
Where is the stress in restaurant?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /res/.
Do British and American English pronounce restaurant the same way?
No. British English has /ˈres.trɒnt/ and American English has /ˈres.tɚ.ɑːnt/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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