How to pronounce room in American English
ROOM
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Americans pronounce room as ROOM (/rum/).
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Why it sounds different
Why "room" sounds like ROOM.
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, what turns word-by-word reading into actual conversation. It comes out as ROOM.
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"He keeps a tropical fish tank in his living room."
hee KEEPS uh TRAH·puh·kuhl FIHSH TANGK ihn hihz LIH·vuhng ROOM
"I upgraded the light fixtures in the living room to LED bulbs."
ahy uhp·GRAY·duhd dhuh LAHYT FIHKS·cherz ihn dhuh LIH·vuhng ROOM tuh ehl·ee·DEE BUHLBZ
"It's a truly beautiful view from this room."
ihts uh TROO·lee BYOO·tuh·fuhl VYOO fruhm dhihs ROOM
"Move the loose tool to the new room soon."
MOOV dhuh LOOS TOOL tuh dhuh noo ROOM SOON
"Please hang your coat in the living room."
PLEEZ HANG yer KOHT ihn dhuh LIH·vuhng ROOM
"She expressed her joy by hugging everyone in the room."
shee uhk·SPREHST her JOY bahy HUH·guhng EHV·ree·wuhn uhn dhuh ROOM
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Is the American pronunciation of "room" 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 "ROOM" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.
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