How To Pronounce Spill the beans
spill the beans
In British English, spill the beans is pronounced /ˌspɪl.ðəˈbiːnz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌspɪɫ̪.ðəˈbĩːnz]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌspɪl.ðəˈbiːnz/.
Spill the beans has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the third 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
Spill the beans has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the third syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is ooO, where O is the stressed syllable.
Questions About Spill the beans
How do you pronounce spill the beans in British English?
In British English, spill the beans is pronounced /ˌspɪl.ðəˈbiːnz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌspɪɫ̪.ðəˈbĩːnz].
How do you pronounce spill the beans in American English?
In American English, spill the beans is pronounced /ˌspɪl.ðəˈbiːnz/.
How many syllables are in spill the beans?
Spill the beans has three syllables, /spɪl/ + /ðə/ + /biːnz/.
Where is the stress in spill the beans?
The main stress is on the third syllable, /biːnz/.
Do British and American English pronounce spill the beans the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˌspɪl.ðəˈbiːnz/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern ooO
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