How To Pronounce Teach
teach
UK
Phonemic
/tiːtʃ/
Phonetic
[tʰiːtʃ]
US
Phonemic
/tiːtʃ/
In British English, teach is pronounced /tiːtʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʰiːtʃ]. In American English, it is pronounced /tiːtʃ/.
Teach 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
tiːtʃ
Teach has one syllable in British English.
teach + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /ɪz/ after /s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/.
UK
/ˈtiː.tʃɪz/
US
/ˈtiː.tʃɪz/
teach + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈtiː.tʃɪŋ/
US
/ˈtiː.tʃɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Teach
Questions About Teach
How do you pronounce teach in British English?
In British English, teach is pronounced /tiːtʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʰiːtʃ].
How do you pronounce teach in American English?
In American English, teach is pronounced /tiːtʃ/.
Do British and American English pronounce teach the same way?
Yes. Both are /tiːtʃ/.
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