How to pronounce “tuesday”
Say “tuesday” in 2 beats
tuesday
/ˈtuzˌdeɪ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˈtjuːzdeɪ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- tuestuzstress
- daydeɪ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈtuzˌdeɪ/
- IPA (British)
- /ˈtjuːzdeɪ/
- Also accepted
- /ˈtuzdi/
- Also accepted
- /ˈtjuzˌdeɪ/
- Respelling
- TOOZ-day (UK TYOOZ-day)
- Syllables
- 2 — TUES-day
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: TUES-day. “tues” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈtuzˌdeɪ/
/ˈtjuːzdeɪ/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
Also accepted
/ˈtuzdi/Where “tuesday” goes wrong
- Often heard
“CHOOZ-day”
the t stays a clean t in careful speech; American English says TOOZ-day and British English adds a y-glide, TYOOZ-day
What “tuesday” means
- noun
the third day of the week; the second working day
Say it in a sentence
“The market runs every Tuesday from seven until noon.”“tuesday”, answered
How do you pronounce “tuesday”?
“tuesday” is pronounced /ˈtuzˌdeɪ/ (TOOZ-day (UK TYOOZ-day)) in American English and /ˈtjuːzdeɪ/ in British English, and /ˈtuzdi/ and /ˈtjuzˌdeɪ/ are also accepted — 2 syllables, stressed on “tues”. Build it as TUES-day, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “tuesday” have?
2: tues · day. The beat lands on the first, “tues”.
Is “tuesday” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈtuzˌdeɪ/ (TOOZ-day (UK TYOOZ-day)); British English says /ˈtjuːzdeɪ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “tuesday” mean?
As a noun: the third day of the week; the second working day For example: “The market runs every Tuesday from seven until noon.”
Where is the stress in “tuesday”?
Stress the first syllable: TUES-day. “tues” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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