How To Pronounce Talk
talk
UK
Phonemic
/tɔːk/
Phonetic
[tʰʷɔːk̚]
US
Phonemic
/tɔːk/
In British English, talk is pronounced /tɔːk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʰʷɔːk̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /tɔːk/.
Talk 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
tɔːk
Talk has one syllable in British English.
talk + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/tɔːks/
US
/tɔːks/
talk + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /t/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/tɔːkt/
US
/tɔːkt/
talk + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈtɔː.kɪŋ/
US
/ˈtɔː.kɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Talk
Questions About Talk
How do you pronounce talk in British English?
In British English, talk is pronounced /tɔːk/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʰʷɔːk̚].
How do you pronounce talk in American English?
In American English, talk is pronounced /tɔːk/.
Do British and American English pronounce talk the same way?
Yes. Both are /tɔːk/.
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