How to pronounce days in American English

IPA /deɪz/ Syllables 1 · dayz Stress 1st syllable

DAYZ

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Americans pronounce days as DAYZ (/deɪz/).

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Why it sounds different

Why "days" sounds like DAYZ.

The "" at the end of "" flows directly into the vowel starting "" — the consonant migrates to the next word with no pause between. This is called the Consonant-to-Vowel Linking, how Americans glue words together so they sound like one phrase. It comes out as DAYZ.

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"I have been feeling under the weather for the past few days."

ahy hav bihn FEE·luhng UHN·der dhuh WEH·dher fer dhuh PAST FYOO DAYZ

"It has been raining nonstop for the past three days."

iht huhz bihn RAY·nuhng nahn·STAHP fer dhuh PAST THREE DAYZ

"She goes to the gym five days a week to stay in shape."

shee GOHZ tuh dhuh JIHM FAHYV DAYZ uh WEEK tuh STAY ihn SHAYP

"The cricket match lasted for several days."

dhuh KRIH·kuht MACH LA·stuhd fer SEH·ver·uhl DAYZ

"The planet orbits the sun once every three hundred and sixty-five days."

dhuh PLA·nuht OR·buhts dhuh SUHN WUHNS EHV·ree THREE HUHN·druhd and SIHK·stee FAHYV DAYZ

"The weather has been absolutely gorgeous these past few days."

dhuh WEH·dher huhz bihn ab·suh·LOOT·lee GOR·juhs DHEEZ PAST FYOO DAYZ

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Is the American pronunciation of "days" different from British English?

American English uses different vowel shapes, a relaxed retroflex R, and connected-speech tricks like flap-T and glottal-stop T that British Received Pronunciation generally avoids. The respell "DAYZ" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.