How to pronounce green in American English
GREEN
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Americans pronounce green as GREEN (/grin/).
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Why it sounds different
Why "green" sounds like GREEN.
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, the way sentences stop sounding like a list and start sounding like speech. It comes out as GREEN.
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"Go get the big bag of green grapes."
GOH GEHT dhuh BIHG BAG uhv GREEN GRAYPS
"Governments are investing heavily in green infrastructure projects."
GUH·vern·muhnts er ihn·VEH·stuhng HEH·vuh·lee ihn GREEN IHN·fruh·struhk·cher PRAH·jehkts
"Her brother drives a dark green car."
her BRUH·dher DRAHYVZ uh DARK GREEN KAR
"Is this the green ink you need?"
ihz dhihs dhuh GREEN IHNGK yoo NEED
"She enjoys hiking through the lush green rainforest."
shee uhn·JOYZ HAHY·kuhng throo dhuh LUHSH GREEN RAYN·for·uhst
"She wore a green striped dress."
shee WOR uh GREEN STRAHYPT DREHS
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Is the American pronunciation of "green" 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 "GREEN" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.
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