How To Pronounce Senegal

In British English, Senegal is pronounced /ˌsen.ɪˈɡɔːl/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˌsẽn.ɪˈɡʷɔːɫ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˌsen.əˈɡɑːl/.

Senegal has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the third 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.