How To Pronounce Thank you
thank you
In British English, thank you is pronounced /ˈθæŋk.juː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈθæ̃ŋk̚.jʷuː]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈθæŋk.juː/.
Thank you 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
Thank you 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 Thank you
How do you pronounce thank you in British English?
In British English, thank you is pronounced /ˈθæŋk.juː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈθæ̃ŋk̚.jʷuː].
How do you pronounce thank you in American English?
In American English, thank you is pronounced /ˈθæŋk.juː/.
How many syllables are in thank you?
Thank you has two syllables, /θæŋk/ + /juː/.
Where is the stress in thank you?
The main stress is on the first syllable, /θæŋk/.
Do British and American English pronounce thank you the same way?
Yes. Both are /ˈθæŋk.juː/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern Oo
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