How To Pronounce Afternoon

In British English, afternoon is pronounced /ˌɑːf.təˈnuːn/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌɑːf.təʴˈnʷũːn]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌæf.tərˈnuːn/.

Afternoon has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the third syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.