How To Pronounce Philippines

In British English, Philippines is pronounced /ˈfɪl.ɪ.piːnz/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈfɪl.ɪ.pĩːnz]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈfɪl.ə.piːnz/.

Philippines 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.