How to pronounce “acai”
Say “acai” in 3 beats
acai
/ˌɑsaɪˈi/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˌɑːsaɪˈiː/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɑɑstress
- saɪsaɪ
- ii
- IPA (American)
- /ˌɑsaɪˈi/
- IPA (British)
- /ˌɑːsaɪˈiː/
- Also accepted
- /ˌæsaɪˈi/
- Respelling
- ah-sah-EE
- Syllables
- 3 — Ɑ-saɪ-i
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: Ɑ-saɪ-i. “ɑ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˌɑsaɪˈi/
/ˌɑːsaɪˈiː/
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Also accepted
/ɑˈsaɪ/ — A two-syllable ah-SYE is common in cafés, but the Portuguese original has three./ˌæsaɪˈi/Where “acai” goes wrong
- Often heard
“AY-kai”/ˈeɪkaɪ/
the c is soft here, and the word has three syllables: ah-sah-EE
- Often heard
“ah-KAY”/ɑˈkeɪ/
the final -ai is a separate stressed syllable, not a long A
What “acai” means
- noun
the dark purple berry of a Brazilian palm, usually sold frozen or as a powder
Say it in a sentence
“She orders an acai bowl every Saturday after her swim.”“acai”, answered
How do you pronounce “acai”?
“acai” is pronounced /ˌɑsaɪˈi/ (ah-sah-EE) in American English and /ˌɑːsaɪˈiː/ in British English, and /ˌæsaɪˈi/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “ɑ”. Build it as Ɑ-saɪ-i, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “acai” have?
3: ɑ · saɪ · i. The beat lands on the first, “ɑ”.
Is “acai” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌɑsaɪˈi/ (ah-sah-EE); British English says /ˌɑːsaɪˈiː/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “acai” mean?
As a noun: the dark purple berry of a Brazilian palm, usually sold frozen or as a powder For example: “She orders an acai bowl every Saturday after her swim.”
Where is the stress in “acai”?
Stress the first syllable: Ɑ-saɪ-i. “ɑ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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