How to pronounce “services”
Say “services” in 3 beats
services
/ˈsɝvəsəz/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /sɜːvɪsɪz/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- sersɝstress
- vicvə
- essəz
- IPA (American)
- /ˈsɝvəsəz/
- IPA (British)
- /sɜːvɪsɪz/
- Also accepted
- /ˈsɝvɪsɪz/
- Respelling
- SUR-vuh-suhz
- Syllables
- 3 — SER-vic-es
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: SER-vic-es. “ser” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈsɝvəsəz/
/sɜːvɪsɪz/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “services” means
- noun
performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others
“the mayor tried to maintain city services”
- noun
work done by one person or group that benefits another
“budget separately for goods and services”
- noun
an act of help or assistance
“he did them a service”
Say it in a sentence
“The hotel offers laundry services for an extra fee.”“services”, answered
How do you pronounce “services”?
“services” is pronounced /ˈsɝvəsəz/ (SUR-vuh-suhz) in American English and /sɜːvɪsɪz/ in British English, and /ˈsɝvɪsɪz/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “ser”. Build it as SER-vic-es, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “services” have?
3: ser · vic · es. The beat lands on the first, “ser”.
Is “services” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈsɝvəsəz/ (SUR-vuh-suhz); British English says /sɜːvɪsɪz/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “services” mean?
As a noun: performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others For example: “the mayor tried to maintain city services” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “services”?
Stress the first syllable: SER-vic-es. “ser” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Now say “services” 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.