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How to pronounce photograph
/ˈfəʊtəɡrɑːf/ British English
FOH·tə·grahf
3 beats (syllables). The strong beat is the first one.
✗ Many people say
pho·TO·graph
✓ Say
FOH·tə·grahf
My tip
Stress the start. But photographer is fə-TOG-rə-fə!
In a sentence
Hang the photograph by the fire.
Now you say it
- Listen to me two or three times.
- Say it slowly, one beat at a time: FOH-tə-grahf.
- Say the sentence at normal speed.
Questions
How do you pronounce photograph?
In British English, photograph is pronounced /ˈfəʊtəɡrɑːf/. Say it like this: FOH-tə-grahf. Stress the start. But photographer is fə-TOG-rə-fə!
How many syllables are in photograph?
When you say it, photograph has 3 syllables: FOH-tə-grahf. The strong beat is the first one, FOH.
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