How To Pronounce Sarah

In British English, Sarah is pronounced /ˈseə.rə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈseə.rə]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈser.ə/.

Sarah has two 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.