How to pronounce “film”
Say “film” in one beat
film
/fɪlm/
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- filmfɪlm
- IPA (American)
- /fɪlm/
- IPA (British)
- /fɪlm/
- Respelling
- FILM
- Syllables
- 1 — film
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /fɪlm/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
What “film” means
- noun
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
“they went to a movie every Saturday night”
- noun
a medium that disseminates moving pictures
“theater pieces transferred to celluloid”
- noun
photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies
Say it in a sentence
“They watched an old film together on Sunday evening.”“film”, answered
How do you pronounce “film”?
“film” is pronounced /fɪlm/ (FILM) — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /fɪlm/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “film” have?
One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /fɪlm/ — a single beat.
What does “film” mean?
As a noun: a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement For example: “they went to a movie every Saturday night” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “film”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /fɪlm/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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