Native Phrase Lab
WillowbrookWord 250 of 545 · Crazy spellings
How to pronounce young
/jʌŋ/ British English
YUNG
1 beat (syllable).
a Coloured letters don’t sound the way they look.
✗ Many people say
YOWNG
✓ Say
YUNG
My tip
ou sounds like u: YUNG. Don’t say a hard g at the end.
In a sentence
She looks very young.
Now you say it
- Listen to me two or three times.
- Say it slowly, one beat at a time: YUNG.
- Say the sentence at normal speed.
Questions
How do you pronounce young?
In British English, young is pronounced /jʌŋ/. Say it like this: YUNG. ou sounds like u: YUNG. Don’t say a hard g at the end.
How many syllables are in young?
When you say it, young has 1 syllable: YUNG.