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How to pronounce chef
/ʃef/ British English
SHEF
1 beat (syllable).
a Coloured letters don’t sound the way they look.
✗ Many people say
CHEF
✓ Say
SHEF
My tip
ch sounds like sh. It’s a French word.
In a sentence
The chef made a lovely meal.
Now you say it
- Listen to me two or three times.
- Say it slowly, one beat at a time: SHEF.
- Say the sentence at normal speed.
Questions
How do you pronounce chef?
In British English, chef is pronounced /ʃef/. Say it like this: SHEF. ch sounds like sh. It’s a French word.
How many syllables are in chef?
When you say it, chef has 1 syllable: SHEF.