To pronounce "she", say SHE — one syllable, IPA /ʃiː/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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/ʃiː/
IPA
"she" is a single-syllable word — say it in one clean beat. It rhymes with free and devotee, if that helps it stick.
Sounds exactly like: shi, shieh, shih, sze — easy to mix up when writing.
noun
“Pat is definitely a she.”
pronoun
“After the cat killed a mouse, she left it on our doorstep.”
“She could do forty knots in good weather.”
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Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"She" has one syllable.
The IPA transcription of "she" is /ʃiː/.
She: A female.
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