How To Pronounce Observe

In British English, observe is pronounced /əbˈzɜːv/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [əbˈzɜːʴv]. In American English, it is pronounced /əbˈzɜːrv/.

Observe has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the second 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.