How to pronounce pine in American English

IPA /paɪn/ Syllables 1 · pahyn Stress 1st syllable

PAHYN

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Americans pronounce pine as PAHYN (/paɪn/). You'll hear it in sentences like "The forest is dense with tall pine trees and ferns".

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p/p/

Press your lips together to stop the air, then release. No vocal cord vibration.

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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"The forest is dense with tall pine trees and ferns."

dhuh FOR·uhst ihz DEHNS wihth TAHL PAHYN TREEZ and FURNZ

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