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How to pronounce “negotiable”

“negotiable” is pronounced /nəˈɡoʊʃəbəl/ (nuh-GOH-shuh-buhl) in American English and /nɪɡəʊʃɪəbəl/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “ot”.
The sound

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negotiable

/nəˈɡoʊʃəbəl/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /nɪɡəʊʃɪəbəl/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

4 beats
  1. negnə
  2. otɡoʊstress
  3. iabʃə
  4. lebəl
IPA (American)
/nəˈɡoʊʃəbəl/
IPA (British)
/nɪɡəʊʃɪəbəl/
Respelling
nuh-GOH-shuh-buhl
Syllables
4 — neg-OT-iab-le
Stress
Stress the second syllable: neg-OT-iab-le. “ot” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
adjective
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/nəˈɡoʊʃəbəl/

British

/nɪɡəʊʃɪəbəl/

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Meaning

What “negotiable” means

  1. adjective

    capable of being passed or negotiated

    “a negotiable road”

  2. adjective

    able to be negotiated or arranged by compromise

    “negotiable demands”

  3. adjective

    legally transferable to the ownership of another

    “negotiable bonds”

Say it in a sentence

“The start date is negotiable, but the salary is not.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
nnəschwa×3ɡgoʊlong oʃshbbll

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Questions

“negotiable”, answered

How do you pronounce “negotiable”?

“negotiable” is pronounced /nəˈɡoʊʃəbəl/ (nuh-GOH-shuh-buhl) in American English and /nɪɡəʊʃɪəbəl/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “ot”. Build it as neg-OT-iab-le, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “negotiable” have?

4: neg · ot · iab · le. The beat lands on the second, “ot”.

Is “negotiable” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /nəˈɡoʊʃəbəl/ (nuh-GOH-shuh-buhl); British English says /nɪɡəʊʃɪəbəl/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “negotiable” mean?

As an adjective: capable of being passed or negotiated For example: “a negotiable road” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “negotiable”?

Stress the second syllable: neg-OT-iab-le. “ot” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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