Differences in pronunciation

The letter “A”

Word

British Pronunciation

American Pronunciation

Bath

Bath

Baeth

Laugh

Laf

Laef

Class

Klas

Klaes

Chance

Tjans

Tjaens

Ask

Ask

Aesk

After

Aftuh

Aefter

Can’t

Kant

Kent

Example

Eksampel

Aeksempel

 

The letter “R”

Word

British Pronunciation

American Pronunciation

Hard

Hahd

Hard

Were

Wuuh

Wur

Ear

I-uhhh

Ie-ur

Pure

Pjuh

Pjur

More

Moh

Mor

Chair

Tjeh

Tjer

Bar

Bah

Bar

 

Letter “T” in the middle of a word

Word

British Pronunciation

American Pronunciation

Better

Be-ttuh

Be-dur

Water

Wo-ttuh

Wa-dur

Hated

He-tid

He-did

Writing

Rai-ting

Ri-ding

Bottom

Bo-ttum

Ba-dum

Native

Ne-tiv

Ne-div

Artificial

Ar-tu-fi-siol

Ar-du-fi-siol

Notice

No-tis

No-dis

 

Difference in “stress”

Word

British Pronunciation

American Pronunciation

Advertisement

uhd-VER-tis-muhnt

AD-ver-ties-muhnt

Bald

bo-ld

bold

Clique

cleek

clik

Either

eye-thuh

ee-thuhr

Esplanade

ES-pluh-nayd

ES-pluh-nard

Leisure

LEZH-uh

LEE-zhuhr

Mobile

MOH-bye-ul

MOH-buhl

Missile

MIS-eye-ul

MIS-uhl

Neither

NIGH-thuh

NEE-thuh

Niche

neesh

nitch

Parliament

PAR-li-muhnt

PAR-luh-muhnt

Privacy

PRIV-uh-see

PRAI-vuh-see

Semi

SEM-ee

SEM-eye

Schedule

SHED-jool

SKED-jool

Scone

skon

skohn

Stance

starns

stans

Tomato

tuh-MAR-toe

tuh-MAY-toe

Vase

varz

vays

Vitamin

VIT-uh-min

VAI-tuh-min

Wrath

roth

rath

 

Also:

 

Word

British Pronunciation

American Pronunciation

Amen

Ah-MEN

Ay-MEN

Asia

AY-shure

AY-zhure

Basil

Bah-suhl

Bay-suhl

Buddha

BUD-uh

BOOD-uh

Crescent

CREZ-uhnt

CRES-uhnt

Dynasty

DIN-uh-stee

DIE-nuh-stee

Evolution

ee-vuh-LOO-shun

eh-vuh-LOO-shun

Expatriate

ek-SPAT-ri-uht

ek-SPAY-tri-uht

Falcon

FORL-cuhn

FAL-cuhn

Herb

HERB

ERB

Medicine

MED-suhn

MED-ee-suhn

Nissan

nis-an

nis-arn

Pasta

PAS-tuh

PAR-stuh

Patent

PAY-tuhnt

PAT-uhnt

Patronise

PAT-ruhn-eyez

PAY-truhn-eyez

Produce (noun)

prod-joos

proh-joos

Progress (noun)

PROH-gress

PROG-ress

Project (noun)

PROH-ject

PROJ-ect

Route

ROOT

ROUT

Vendor

VEN-duh

VEN-door

Version

VER-shun

VER-zhun

Yogurt

yog-uht

yoh-gurt

Zebra

ZEB-ruh

ZEE-bruh