Native Phrase Lab
WillowbrookWord 38 of 100 · The stress trap
How to pronounce machine
/məˈʃiːn/ British English
mə·SHEEN
2 beats (syllables). The strong beat is the second one.
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✗ Many people say
MA·chine
✓ Say
mə·SHEEN
My tip
ch sounds like sh, and stress the end.
In a sentence
The machine isn’t working.
Now you say it
- Listen to me two or three times.
- Say it slowly, one beat at a time: mə-SHEEN.
- Say the sentence at normal speed.
Questions
How do you pronounce machine?
In British English, machine is pronounced /məˈʃiːn/. Say it like this: mə-SHEEN. ch sounds like sh, and stress the end.
How many syllables are in machine?
When you say it, machine has 2 syllables: mə-SHEEN. The strong beat is the second one, SHEEN.
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