How To Pronounce Sale
sale
UK
Phonemic
/seɪl/
Phonetic
[seɪɫ]
US
Phonemic
/seɪl/
In British English, sale is pronounced /seɪl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [seɪɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /seɪl/.
Sale 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
seɪl
Sale has one syllable in British English.
sale + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/seɪlz/
US
/seɪlz/
Words That Rhyme With Sale
Questions About Sale
How do you pronounce sale in British English?
In British English, sale is pronounced /seɪl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [seɪɫ].
How do you pronounce sale in American English?
In American English, sale is pronounced /seɪl/.
Do British and American English pronounce sale the same way?
Yes. Both are /seɪl/.
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