How to pronounce “he”
Say “he” in one beat
he
/hi/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /hiː/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- hehi
- IPA (American)
- /hi/
- IPA (British)
- /hiː/
- Respelling
- HEE
- Syllables
- 1 — he
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /hi/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/hi/
/hiː/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “he” means
- noun
a very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases (as those found in Texas and Kansas)
- noun
the 5th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
Say it in a sentence
“He forgot his umbrella on the bus again this morning.”“he”, answered
How do you pronounce “he”?
“he” is pronounced /hi/ (HEE) in American English and /hiː/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /hi/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “he” have?
One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /hi/ — a single beat.
Is “he” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /hi/ (HEE); British English says /hiː/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “he” mean?
As a noun: a very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases (as those found in Texas and Kansas) For example: “He forgot his umbrella on the bus again this morning.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “he”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /hi/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
Now say “he” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.