Afternoon Pronunciation 100% correct. (American & British English)

Say “afternoon” like Americans and British. [ pronunciation checked by experts and native speakers. ]

How to pronounce Afternoon

We shared IPA Pronunciation Guide, Sound Like Words, and correct pronunciation of Afternoon. You should know that afternoon is pronounced differently in American and British English.

IPA-key:

• US: [ ˌæf.tɚˈnuːn ]
• UK: [ ˌɑːf.təˈnuːn ]

Sounds like:

• US: ( AF-tur-NOON )
• UK: ( AHF-tuh-NOON )

(1). First syllable, pronounce with unstressed. [ ˌæf ] in American English and [ ˌɑːf ] in British English, ( AF / AHF ).

• [ æ ]: [ use: US ] pronounce as “a” in cat, bat, hat, mat, sat.
• [ ɑː ]: [ use: UK ] pronounce as “a” in calm, father, spa, drama, palm.
• [ f ]: pronounce as “f” in fun, find, few, feet, fate.

(2). Second syllable, pronounce with unstressed. [ tɚ ] in American English and [ tə ] in British English, ( tur / tuh ).

• [ t ]: pronounce as “t” in toy, take, tell, two, try.
• [ ɚ ]: [ use: US ] pronounce as “er” in sister, teacher, never, picture, brother.
• [ ə ]: [ use: UK ] pronounce as “a” in sofa, above, alone, around, alaska.

(3). Third syllable, pronounce with stressed. [ ˈnuːn ] in both accents, ( NOON ).

• [ n ]: pronounce as “n” in night, nice, no, need, nest.
• [ uː ]: pronounce as “oo” in too, boot, food, moon, soon.