How to pronounce “restaurant”
Say “restaurant” in 3 beats
restaurant
/ˈɹɛstəɹɑnt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˈɹɛstɹɒnt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- resɹɛstress
- taurstə
- antɹɑnt
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɹɛstəɹɑnt/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈɹɛstɹɒnt/
- Also accepted
- /ˈɹɛstɹɑnt/
- Also accepted
- /ˈɹɛˌstɹɑnt/
- Respelling
- RESS-tuh-rahnt
- Syllables
- 3 — RES-taur-ant
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: RES-taur-ant. “res” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈɹɛstəɹɑnt/
/ˈɹɛstɹɒnt/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
Also accepted
/ˈɹɛstɹɑnt/ — Two syllables, RESS-trahnt, is normal in fast speech.Where “restaurant” goes wrong
- Often heard
“REST-a-rant with a full a”
the last syllable is a nasal -rahnt, not the word rant
What “restaurant” means
- noun
a building where people go to eat
Say it in a sentence
“The restaurant on the corner has three tables and no menu.”“restaurant”, answered
How do you pronounce “restaurant”?
“restaurant” is pronounced /ˈɹɛstəɹɑnt/ (RESS-tuh-rahnt) in American English and /ˈɹɛstɹɒnt/ in British English, and /ˈɹɛstɹɑnt/ and /ˈɹɛˌstɹɑnt/ are also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “res”. Build it as RES-taur-ant, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “restaurant” have?
3: res · taur · ant. The beat lands on the first, “res”.
Is “restaurant” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɹɛstəɹɑnt/ (RESS-tuh-rahnt); British English says /ˈɹɛstɹɒnt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “restaurant” mean?
As a noun: a building where people go to eat For example: “The restaurant on the corner has three tables and no menu.”
Where is the stress in “restaurant”?
Stress the first syllable: RES-taur-ant. “res” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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