How to pronounce “hi”
Say “hi” in one beat
hi
/haɪ/
The voice you hear here is American; a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- hihaɪ
- IPA (American)
- /haɪ/
- IPA (British)
- /haɪ/
- Respelling
- HY
- Syllables
- 1 — hi
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /haɪ/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
What “hi” means
- noun
an expression of greeting
“every morning they exchanged polite hellos”
- noun
a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands
Say it in a sentence
“She waved and said hi to her neighbor across the street.”“hi”, answered
How do you pronounce “hi”?
“hi” is pronounced /haɪ/ (HY) — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /haɪ/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “hi” have?
One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /haɪ/ — a single beat.
What does “hi” mean?
As a noun: an expression of greeting For example: “every morning they exchanged polite hellos” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “hi”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /haɪ/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
Now say “hi” 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.