How to pronounce “blue”
Say “blue” in one beat
blue
/blu/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /bluː/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- blueblu
- IPA (American)
- /blu/
- IPA (British)
- /bluː/
- Respelling
- BLOO
- Syllables
- 1 — blue
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /blu/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb, adjective
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/blu/
/bluː/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “blue” means
- noun
blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime
“he had eyes of bright blue”
- noun
blue clothing
“she was wearing blue”
- noun
any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue
“the Union army was a vast blue”
Say it in a sentence
“She painted the nursery walls a soft shade of blue.”“blue”, answered
How do you pronounce “blue”?
“blue” is pronounced /blu/ (BLOO) in American English and /bluː/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /blu/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “blue” have?
One, despite the 2 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /blu/ — a single beat.
Is “blue” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /blu/ (BLOO); British English says /bluː/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “blue” mean?
As a noun: blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime For example: “he had eyes of bright blue” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “blue”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /blu/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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