How to pronounce “roommate”
Say “roommate” in 2 beats
roommate
/ˈɹuˌmeɪt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɹuːmeɪt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɹuɹustress
- meɪtmeɪt
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɹuˌmeɪt/
- IPA (British)
- /ɹuːmeɪt/
- Respelling
- ROO-mayt
- Syllables
- 2 — ɹU-meɪt
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: ɹU-meɪt. “ɹu” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls 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
/ˈɹuˌmeɪt/
/ɹuːmeɪt/
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What “roommate” means
- noun
an associate who shares a room with you
Say it in a sentence
“My roommate studied medicine and kept very odd hours.”“roommate”, answered
How do you pronounce “roommate”?
“roommate” is pronounced /ˈɹuˌmeɪt/ (ROO-mayt) in American English and /ɹuːmeɪt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “ɹu”. Build it as ɹU-meɪt, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “roommate” have?
2: ɹu · meɪt. The beat lands on the first, “ɹu”.
Is “roommate” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɹuˌmeɪt/ (ROO-mayt); British English says /ɹuːmeɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “roommate” mean?
As a noun: an associate who shares a room with you For example: “My roommate studied medicine and kept very odd hours.”
Where is the stress in “roommate”?
Stress the first syllable: ɹU-meɪt. “ɹu” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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