How To Pronounce Tongue
tongue
UK
Phonemic
/tʌŋ/
Phonetic
[tʰʌ̃ŋ]
US
Phonemic
/tʌŋ/
In British English, tongue is pronounced /tʌŋ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʰʌ̃ŋ]. In American English, it is pronounced /tʌŋ/.
Tongue 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
tʌŋ
Tongue has one syllable in British English.
tongue + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.
UK
/tʌŋz/
US
/tʌŋz/
Words That Rhyme With Tongue
Questions About Tongue
How do you pronounce tongue in British English?
In British English, tongue is pronounced /tʌŋ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tʰʌ̃ŋ].
How do you pronounce tongue in American English?
In American English, tongue is pronounced /tʌŋ/.
Do British and American English pronounce tongue the same way?
Yes. Both are /tʌŋ/.
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