How To Pronounce Take
take
UK
Phonemic
/teɪk/
Phonetic
[tʰeɪk̚]
US
Phonemic
/teɪk/
In British English, take is pronounced /teɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʰeɪk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /teɪk/.
Take 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
teɪk
Take has one syllable in British English.
take + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/teɪks/
US
/teɪks/
take + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈteɪ.kɪŋ/
US
/ˈteɪ.kɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Take
Questions About Take
How do you pronounce take in British English?
In British English, take is pronounced /teɪk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʰeɪk̚].
How do you pronounce take in American English?
In American English, take is pronounced /teɪk/.
Do British and American English pronounce take the same way?
Yes. Both are /teɪk/.
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