How to pronounce fine in American English

IPA /faɪn/ Syllables 1 · fahyn Stress 1st syllable

FAHYN

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Americans pronounce fine as FAHYN (/faɪn/). You'll hear it in sentences like "A fine family" or "My eye is fine" — more examples below.

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Every sound in "fine".

1 syllable, 3 sounds. Explore each sound's mouth shape and how it's made.

f/f/

Lift your bottom lip to touch the very bottom of your top front teeth. Blow air through this contact point without voicing.

ahy/aɪ/

Start with your jaw open wide and your tongue resting low and flat. Glide the front of your tongue up toward the roof of your mouth as your jaw closes halfway.

n/n/

Touch the tip or front edge of your tongue to the roof of your mouth behind your teeth. Air flows through your nose.

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"A fine family."

uh FAHYN FAM·lee

"An ancient nation known for fine cotton."

uhn AYN·shuhnt NAY·shuhn NOHN fer FAHYN KAH·tuhn

"My eye is fine."

mahy AHY ihz FAHYN

"Whether the weather be fine or whether not."

WEH·dher dhuh WEH·dher bee FAHYN or WEH·dher NAHT

"The soft sofa felt fine for a brief nap."

dhuh sahft SOH·fuh FEHLT FAHYN fer uh BREEF NAP

"One fine night."

wuhn FAHYN NAHYT

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Is the American pronunciation of "fine" 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 "FAHYN" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.