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

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How to pronounce Alive

We shared IPA Pronunciation Guide, Sound Like Words, and correct pronunciation of Alive. Alive pronunciation is the same in American and British English.

IPA-key:

• US: [ əˈlaɪv ]
• UK: [ əˈlaɪv ]

Sounds like:

• US & UK: ( uh-LYV )

(1). First syllable, pronounce unstressed. [ ə ], ( uh ). ( same in American English and British English. )

• [ ə ]: ( schwa ) pronounce as “a” in sofa, above, alone, around, alaska.

(2). Second syllable, pronounce with stressed. [ ˈlaɪv ], ( LYV ). ( same in American English and British English. )

• [ l ]: pronounce as “l” in love, light, late, leaf, life.
• [ eɪ ]: ( diphthong ) pronounce as “ay” in day, say, may, play, gray.
• [ v ]: pronounce as “v” in van, vet, vent, vine, village.