How To Pronounce Personal

In British English, personal is pronounced /ˈpɜː.sən.əl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈpʰɜːʴ.sə̃n.əɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈpɜːr.sən.əl/.

Personal 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.