How to pronounce “seriously”
Say “seriously” in 4 beats
seriously
/ˈsɪɹiəsli/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /siəɹiəsli/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- sɪsɪstress
- ɹiɹi
- əə
- slisli
- IPA (American)
- /ˈsɪɹiəsli/
- IPA (British)
- /siəɹiəsli/
- Respelling
- SI-ree-uh-slee
- Syllables
- 4 — SꞮ-ɹi-ə-sli
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: SꞮ-ɹi-ə-sli. “sɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adverb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈsɪɹiəsli/
/siəɹiəsli/
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What “seriously” means
- adverb
in a serious manner
“talking earnestly with his son”
- adverb
to a severe or serious degree
“fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated”
Say it in a sentence
“She took the warning seriously and left before the storm.”“seriously”, answered
How do you pronounce “seriously”?
“seriously” is pronounced /ˈsɪɹiəsli/ (SI-ree-uh-slee) in American English and /siəɹiəsli/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “sɪ”. Build it as SꞮ-ɹi-ə-sli, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “seriously” have?
4: sɪ · ɹi · ə · sli. The beat lands on the first, “sɪ”.
Is “seriously” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈsɪɹiəsli/ (SI-ree-uh-slee); British English says /siəɹiəsli/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “seriously” mean?
As an adverb: in a serious manner For example: “talking earnestly with his son” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “seriously”?
Stress the first syllable: SꞮ-ɹi-ə-sli. “sɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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