Native Phrase Lab
WillowbrookWord 350 of 545 · Food and drink
How to pronounce bowl
/bəʊl/ British English
BOHL
1 beat (syllable).
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✗ Many people say
BOWL
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BOHL
My tip
It rhymes with hole, not with owl.
In a sentence
Put some olives in a bowl.
Now you say it
- Listen to me two or three times.
- Say it slowly, one beat at a time: BOHL.
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Questions
How do you pronounce bowl?
In British English, bowl is pronounced /bəʊl/. Say it like this: BOHL. It rhymes with hole, not with owl.
How many syllables are in bowl?
When you say it, bowl has 1 syllable: BOHL.
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