Native Phrase Lab
WillowbrookWord 495 of 545 · Hard sounds: th, r and more
How to pronounce birthday
/ˈbɜːθdeɪ/ British English
BURTH·day
2 beats (syllables). The strong beat is the first one.
a Coloured letters don’t sound the way they look.
✗ Many people say
BIR·day
✓ Say
BURTH·day
My tip
ir sounds like ur, then a soft th: BURTH-day.
In a sentence
I’m baking a cake for her birthday.
Now you say it
- Listen to me two or three times.
- Say it slowly, one beat at a time: BURTH-day.
- Say the sentence at normal speed.
Questions
How do you pronounce birthday?
In British English, birthday is pronounced /ˈbɜːθdeɪ/. Say it like this: BURTH-day. ir sounds like ur, then a soft th: BURTH-day.
How many syllables are in birthday?
When you say it, birthday has 2 syllables: BURTH-day. The strong beat is the first one, BURTH.