How To Pronounce Germany

In British English, Germany is pronounced /ˈdʒɜː.mə.ni/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈdʒɜːʴ.mə.ni]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈdʒɜːr.mə.ni/.

Germany 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.