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How to pronounce shampoo

/ʃæmˈpuː/ British English

shamPOO

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

✗ Many people say

SHAMpoo

✓ Say

shamPOO

My tip

Stress the end: sham-POO.

In a sentence

I’ve got shampoo in my eyes!

Now you say it

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

Questions

How do you pronounce shampoo?

In British English, shampoo is pronounced /ʃæmˈpuː/. Say it like this: sham-POO. Stress the end: sham-POO.

How many syllables are in shampoo?

When you say it, shampoo has 2 syllables: sham-POO. The strong beat is the second one, POO.

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