How To Pronounce Bargain

In British English, bargain is pronounced /ˈbɑː.ɡɪn/ or /ˈbɑː.ɡən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈbɑːʴ.ɡɪ̃n]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈbɑːr.ɡɪn/.

Bargain 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.