How To Pronounce Fatima

In British English, Fatima is pronounced /ˈfæt.ɪ.mə/ or /fəˈtiː.mə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈfæt.ɪ.mə]. In American English, it is pronounced /fəˈtiː.mə/.

Fatima has three 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.