How to pronounce him in American English
hihm
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Americans pronounce him as hihm (/hɪm/).
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Why it sounds different
Why "him" sounds like hihm.
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 hihm.
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"Do not sit on the seat that is set for him."
doo NAHT SIHT ahn dhuh SEET dhuht ihz SEHT fer hihm
"Give it to him."
GIHV iht tuh hihm
"He doesn't have much cash with him."
hee DUH·zuhnt hav muhch KASH wihth hihm
"He hired a personal trainer to help him lose weight and build muscle."
hee HAHY·erd uh PUR·suh·nuhl TRAY·ner tuh HEHLP hihm LOOZ WAYT and BIHLD MUH·suhl
"He prefers a cold shower to help him wake up faster."
hee pruh·FURZ uh KOHLD SHOW·er tuh HEHLP hihm WAYK UHP FA·ster
"Help him home."
HEHLP hihm HOHM
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Is the American pronunciation of "him" 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 "hihm" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.
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