How to pronounce “sales”
Say “sales” in one beat
sales
/seɪlz/
The voice you hear here is American; a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- salesseɪlz
- IPA (American)
- /seɪlz/
- IPA (British)
- /seɪlz/
- Respelling
- SAYLZ
- Syllables
- 1 — sales
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /seɪlz/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
What “sales” means
- noun
income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time
- noun
a particular instance of selling
“he has just made his first sale”
- noun
the general activity of selling
“they tried to boost sales”
Say it in a sentence
“The store reported strong sales during the holiday season.”“sales”, answered
How do you pronounce “sales”?
“sales” is pronounced /seɪlz/ (SAYLZ) — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /seɪlz/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “sales” have?
One, despite the 2 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /seɪlz/ — a single beat.
What does “sales” mean?
As a noun: income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time For example: “The store reported strong sales during the holiday season.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “sales”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /seɪlz/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
Now say “sales” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.