LAWYER Pronunciation In American English

MichaelADAmerican English Pronunciation

 

🤔 LAWYER

Are you saying this word wrong?

A lot of English learners make this mistake, but it’s easy to fix.

In American English, we commonly say:   .

It’s not: Law-yer.

It’s LOY-er.

There are two syllables: LOY-er.

The first syllable is stressed: LOY-er.

That first syllable sounds like boy with an L: LOY.

Lawyer.

She’s a LOY-er.

I need to call my LOY-er.

He wants to become a LOY-er.

Let’s practice. I’ll say blue. You say green.

Lawyer.

She’s a LOY-er.

I need to call my LOY-er.

He wants to become a LOY-er.

Do you know any lawyers? Write your example with lawyer in the comments.

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