How to pronounce gas in American English
GAS
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Americans pronounce gas as GAS (/gæs/).
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Why it sounds different
Why "gas" sounds like GAS.
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, a connected-speech trick that makes phrases flow. It comes out as GAS.
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"Go get the gas."
GOH GEHT dhuh GAS
"He measured the temperature and pressure of the gas."
hee MEH·zherd dhuh TEHM·pruh·cher and PREH·sher uhv dhuh GAS
"I guess we're running out of gas again."
ahy GEHS weer RUH·nuhng OWT uhv GAS uh·GEHN
"I need to fill up the gas tank before the road trip."
ahy NEED tuh FIHL UHP dhuh GAS TANGK buh·FOR dhuh ROHD TRIHP
"The government implemented policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions."
dhuh GUH·vern·muhnt IHM·pluh·mehn·tuhd PAH·luh·seez tuh ruh·DOOS GREEN·hows GAS uh·MIH·shuhnz
"The price of gas is going up."
dhuh PRAHYS uhv GAS ihz GOH·uhng UHP
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Is the American pronunciation of "gas" 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 "GAS" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.
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