How To Pronounce Bangladesh

In British English, Bangladesh is pronounced /ˌbæŋ.ɡləˈdeʃ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌbæ̃ŋ.ɡləˈdeʃ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌbɑːŋ.ɡləˈdeʃ/.

Bangladesh 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.