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How to pronounce July

/dʒuˈlaɪ/ British English

jooLY

2 beats (syllables). The strong beat is the second one.

✗ Many people say

JUly

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jooLY

My tip

Stress the end: joo-LY. It rhymes with fly.

In a sentence

My birthday is in July.

Now you say it

  1. Listen to me two or three times.
  2. Say it slowly, one beat at a time: joo-LY.
  3. Say the sentence at normal speed.

Questions

How do you pronounce July?

In British English, July is pronounced /dʒuˈlaɪ/. Say it like this: joo-LY. Stress the end: joo-LY. It rhymes with fly.

How many syllables are in July?

When you say it, July has 2 syllables: joo-LY. The strong beat is the second one, LY.

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