Native Phrase Lab
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How to pronounce bird
/bɜːd/ British English
BURD
1 beat (syllable).
a Coloured letters don’t sound the way they look.
✗ Many people say
BEERD
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BURD
My tip
ir sounds like ur: BURD. It rhymes with word.
In a sentence
The bird has a small nest.
Now you say it
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Questions
How do you pronounce bird?
In British English, bird is pronounced /bɜːd/. Say it like this: BURD. ir sounds like ur: BURD. It rhymes with word.
How many syllables are in bird?
When you say it, bird has 1 syllable: BURD.