How to pronounce “talk”
Say “talk” in one beat
talk
/tɔk/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /tɔːk/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- talktɔk
- IPA (American)
- /tɔk/
- IPA (British)
- /tɔːk/
- Respelling
- TAWK
- Syllables
- 1 — talk
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /tɔk/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/tɔk/
/tɔːk/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “talk” means
- noun
an exchange of ideas via conversation
“let's have more work and less talk around here”
- noun
discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of')
“his poetry contains much talk about love and anger”
- noun
the act of giving a talk to an audience
“I attended an interesting talk on local history”
Say it in a sentence
“We should talk about the budget before the meeting starts.”“talk”, answered
How do you pronounce “talk”?
“talk” is pronounced /tɔk/ (TAWK) in American English and /tɔːk/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /tɔk/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “talk” have?
One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /tɔk/ — a single beat.
Is “talk” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /tɔk/ (TAWK); British English says /tɔːk/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “talk” mean?
As a noun: an exchange of ideas via conversation For example: “let's have more work and less talk around here” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “talk”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /tɔk/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
Now say “talk” 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.