Native Phrase Lab
WillowbrookWord 177 of 545 · The stress trap
How to pronounce assistant
/əˈsɪstənt/ British English
ə·SIS·tənt
3 beats (syllables). The strong beat is the second one.
✗ Many people say
AS·sis·tant
✓ Say
ə·SIS·tənt
My tip
Stress the middle: ə-SIS-tənt.
In a sentence
I work as a shop assistant.
Now you say it
- Listen to me two or three times.
- Say it slowly, one beat at a time: ə-SIS-tənt.
- Say the sentence at normal speed.
Questions
How do you pronounce assistant?
In British English, assistant is pronounced /əˈsɪstənt/. Say it like this: ə-SIS-tənt. Stress the middle: ə-SIS-tənt.
How many syllables are in assistant?
When you say it, assistant has 3 syllables: ə-SIS-tənt. The strong beat is the second one, SIS.
More words like this: the stress trap
Practise these sounds
- The schwa, /ə/The small, weak sound in this word. It’s one of the 4 sounds you can practise completely free in my Sound Atlas.
- The strong beat: /ɪ/ as in “ship”Meet this sound and hear it in my Sound Atlas. Free.
- The Sound MapAll 44 sounds of British English, in my voice. Free.
- Pitch Perfect: the Word stress setHear me say it, record yourself, and see your sound under mine. A premium game.
- More gamesFive of my English games are free to play.