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How to pronounce pint

/paɪnt/ British English

PYNT

1 beat (syllable).

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PINT

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PYNT

My tip

It doesn’t rhyme with mint. The i sounds like eye: PYNT.

In a sentence

A pint of milk, please.

Now you say it

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

Questions

How do you pronounce pint?

In British English, pint is pronounced /paɪnt/. Say it like this: PYNT. It doesn’t rhyme with mint. The i sounds like eye: PYNT.

How many syllables are in pint?

When you say it, pint has 1 syllable: PYNT.

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