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How to pronounce beige
/beɪʒ/ British English
BAYZH
1 beat (syllable).
a Coloured letters don’t sound the way they look.
✗ Many people say
BEEJ
✓ Say
BAYZH
My tip
It ends with zh, the sound in television: BAYZH.
In a sentence
The chinos come in navy, beige and grey.
Now you say it
- Listen to me two or three times.
- Say it slowly, one beat at a time: BAYZH.
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Questions
How do you pronounce beige?
In British English, beige is pronounced /beɪʒ/. Say it like this: BAYZH. It ends with zh, the sound in television: BAYZH.
How many syllables are in beige?
When you say it, beige has 1 syllable: BAYZH.