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