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How to pronounce chemist
/ˈkemɪst/ British English
KEM·ist
2 beats (syllables). The strong beat is the first one.
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CHEM·ist
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KEM·ist
My tip
ch sounds like k. In the UK, a chemist is also a shop that sells medicine.
In a sentence
I bought the throat sweets at the chemist.
Now you say it
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- Say it slowly, one beat at a time: KEM-ist.
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Questions
How do you pronounce chemist?
In British English, chemist is pronounced /ˈkemɪst/. Say it like this: KEM-ist. ch sounds like k. In the UK, a chemist is also a shop that sells medicine.
How many syllables are in chemist?
When you say it, chemist has 2 syllables: KEM-ist. The strong beat is the first one, KEM.