How to pronounce she's in American English
sheez
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Americans pronounce she's as sheez (/ʃiz/).
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Why it sounds different
Why "she's" sounds like sheez.
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 sheez.
In real conversation
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"She's a really friendly person."
sheez uh REE·lee FREHND·lee PUR·suhn
"She's a very talented graphic designer."
sheez uh VEH·ree TA·luhn·tuhd GRA·fuhk duh·ZAHY·ner
"She's a writer for a popular website."
sheez uh RAHY·der fer uh PAH·pyuh·ler WEHB·sahyt
"She's allergic to dairy products."
sheez uh·LURJ·huhk tuh DAIR·ee PRAH·duhkts
"She's been working on that all morning."
sheez bihn WUR·kuhng ahn dhat AHL MOR·nuhng
"She's learning how to play the guitar."
sheez LUR·nuhng HOW tuh PLAY dhuh guh·TAR
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Is the American pronunciation of "she's" 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 "sheez" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.
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