How to pronounce “negotiation”
Say “negotiation” in 5 beats
negotiation
/nɪˌɡoʊʃiˈeɪʃən/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /nɪɡəʊʃɪeɪʃən/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- nɪnɪ
- ɡoʊɡoʊ
- ʃiʃi
- eɪeɪstress
- ʃənʃən
- IPA (American)
- /nɪˌɡoʊʃiˈeɪʃən/
- IPA (British)
- /nɪɡəʊʃɪeɪʃən/
- Respelling
- ni-goh-shee-AY-shuhn
- Syllables
- 5 — nɪ-ɡoʊ-ʃi-EꞮ-ʃən
- Stress
- Stress the fourth syllable: nɪ-ɡoʊ-ʃi-EꞮ-ʃən. “eɪ” 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
/nɪˌɡoʊʃiˈeɪʃən/
/nɪɡəʊʃɪeɪʃən/
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What “negotiation” means
- noun
a discussion intended to produce an agreement
“the buyout negotiation lasted several days”
- noun
the activity or business of negotiating an agreement; coming to terms
Say it in a sentence
“The negotiation took three meetings and a long lunch.”“negotiation”, answered
How do you pronounce “negotiation”?
“negotiation” is pronounced /nɪˌɡoʊʃiˈeɪʃən/ (ni-goh-shee-AY-shuhn) in American English and /nɪɡəʊʃɪeɪʃən/ in British English — 5 syllables, stressed on “eɪ”. Build it as nɪ-ɡoʊ-ʃi-EꞮ-ʃən, then run the fourth syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “negotiation” have?
5: nɪ · ɡoʊ · ʃi · eɪ · ʃən. The beat lands on the fourth, “eɪ”.
Is “negotiation” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /nɪˌɡoʊʃiˈeɪʃən/ (ni-goh-shee-AY-shuhn); British English says /nɪɡəʊʃɪeɪʃən/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “negotiation” mean?
As a noun: a discussion intended to produce an agreement For example: “the buyout negotiation lasted several days” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “negotiation”?
Stress the fourth syllable: nɪ-ɡoʊ-ʃi-EꞮ-ʃən. “eɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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