How to pronounce “drama”
Say “drama” in 2 beats
drama
/ˈdɹɑmə/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /dɹɑːmə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- dramdɹɑstress
- amə
- IPA (American)
- /ˈdɹɑmə/
- IPA (British)
- /dɹɑːmə/
- Respelling
- DRAH-muh
- Syllables
- 2 — DRAM-a
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: DRAM-a. “dram” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈdɹɑmə/
/dɹɑːmə/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “drama” means
- noun
a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
“he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway”
- noun
an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional
- noun
the literary genre of works intended for the theater
Say it in a sentence
“The school put on a drama about the closing of the pit.”“drama”, answered
How do you pronounce “drama”?
“drama” is pronounced /ˈdɹɑmə/ (DRAH-muh) in American English and /dɹɑːmə/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “dram”. Build it as DRAM-a, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “drama” have?
2: dram · a. The beat lands on the first, “dram”.
Is “drama” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈdɹɑmə/ (DRAH-muh); British English says /dɹɑːmə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “drama” mean?
As a noun: a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage For example: “he wrote several plays but only one was produced on Broadway” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “drama”?
Stress the first syllable: DRAM-a. “dram” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “drama” and see every sound
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