How To Pronounce Argue
argue
UK
Phonemic
/ˈɑːɡ.juː/
Phonetic
[ˈɑːʴɡ.jʷuː]
US
Phonemic
/ˈɑːrɡ.juː/
In British English, argue is pronounced /ˈɑːɡ.juː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈɑːʴɡ.jʷuː]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈɑːrɡ.juː/.
Argue has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first 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.
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