How to pronounce “gallery”
Say “gallery” in 3 beats
gallery
/ˈɡælɚi/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɡaləɹi/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- galɡæstress
- lerlɚ
- yi
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɡælɚi/
- IPA (British)
- /ɡaləɹi/
- Respelling
- GA-luh-ee
- Syllables
- 3 — GAL-ler-y
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: GAL-ler-y. “gal” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈɡælɚi/
/ɡaləɹi/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “gallery” means
- noun
spectators at a golf or tennis match
- noun
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
- noun
a room or series of rooms where works of art are exhibited
Say it in a sentence
“The gallery upstairs shows work by artists from the region.”“gallery”, answered
How do you pronounce “gallery”?
“gallery” is pronounced /ˈɡælɚi/ (GA-luh-ee) in American English and /ɡaləɹi/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “gal”. Build it as GAL-ler-y, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “gallery” have?
3: gal · ler · y. The beat lands on the first, “gal”.
Is “gallery” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɡælɚi/ (GA-luh-ee); British English says /ɡaləɹi/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “gallery” mean?
As a noun: spectators at a golf or tennis match For example: “The gallery upstairs shows work by artists from the region.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “gallery”?
Stress the first syllable: GAL-ler-y. “gal” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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