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 |