How to pronounce “long”
Say “long” in one beat
long
/lɔŋ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /lɒŋ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- longlɔŋ
- IPA (American)
- /lɔŋ/
- IPA (British)
- /lɒŋ/
- Respelling
- LAWNG
- Syllables
- 1 — long
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /lɔŋ/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- verb, adjective, adverb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/lɔŋ/
/lɒŋ/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “long” means
- verb
desire strongly or persistently
- adjective
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
“a long life”
- adjective
primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified
“a long road”
Say it in a sentence
“It was a long walk back from the beach.”“long”, answered
How do you pronounce “long”?
“long” is pronounced /lɔŋ/ (LAWNG) in American English and /lɒŋ/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /lɔŋ/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “long” have?
One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /lɔŋ/ — a single beat.
Is “long” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /lɔŋ/ (LAWNG); British English says /lɒŋ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “long” mean?
As a verb: desire strongly or persistently For example: “It was a long walk back from the beach.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “long”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /lɔŋ/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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