How To Pronounce Tsunami
tsunami
In British English, tsunami is pronounced /tsuːˈnɑː.mi/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tsʷuːˈnɑː.mi]. In American English, it is pronounced /tsuːˈnɑː.mi/.
Tsunami has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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
Tsunami has three syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Tsunami
Questions About Tsunami
How do you pronounce tsunami in British English?
In British English, tsunami is pronounced /tsuːˈnɑː.mi/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [tsʷuːˈnɑː.mi].
How do you pronounce tsunami in American English?
In American English, tsunami is pronounced /tsuːˈnɑː.mi/.
How many syllables are in tsunami?
Tsunami has three syllables, /tsuː/ + /nɑː/ + /mi/.
Where is the stress in tsunami?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /nɑː/.
Do British and American English pronounce tsunami the same way?
Yes. Both are /tsuːˈnɑː.mi/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOo
Nearby Words
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