How To Pronounce Subway
subway
In British English, subway is pronounced /ˈsʌb.weɪ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈsʌbʷ.weɪ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈsʌb.weɪ/.
Subway has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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
Subway 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 Subway
How do you pronounce subway in British English?
In British English, subway is pronounced /ˈsʌb.weɪ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈsʌbʷ.weɪ].
How do you pronounce subway in American English?
In American English, subway is pronounced /ˈsʌb.weɪ/.
How many syllables are in subway?
Subway has two syllables, /sʌb/ + /weɪ/.
Where is the stress in subway?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /sʌb/.
Do British and American English pronounce subway the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈsʌb.weɪ/.
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