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