How To Pronounce Sunshine
sunshine
In British English, sunshine is pronounced /ˈsʌn.ʃaɪn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈsʌ̃n.ʃa͠ɪn]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈsʌn.ʃaɪn/.
Sunshine 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
Sunshine 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 Sunshine
How do you pronounce sunshine in British English?
In British English, sunshine is pronounced /ˈsʌn.ʃaɪn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈsʌ̃n.ʃa͠ɪn].
How do you pronounce sunshine in American English?
In American English, sunshine is pronounced /ˈsʌn.ʃaɪn/.
How many syllables are in sunshine?
Sunshine has two syllables, /sʌn/ + /ʃaɪn/.
Where is the stress in sunshine?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /sʌn/.
Do British and American English pronounce sunshine the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈsʌn.ʃaɪn/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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