How to pronounce teach in American English

IPA /titʃ/ Syllables 1 · teech Stress 1st syllable

TEECH

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Americans pronounce teach as TEECH (/titʃ/). You'll hear it in sentences like "Teach the child" or "Touch the peach and teach me the speech" — more examples below.

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Every sound in "teach".

1 syllable, 3 sounds. Explore each sound's mouth shape and how it's made.

t/t/

Touch the tip or front edge of your tongue to the roof of your mouth just behind your teeth. Keep your jaw relaxed. Stop the air, then release with a puff.

ee/i/

Pull the corners of your lips back slightly. Arch the middle-front of your tongue high toward the roof of the mouth.

ch/tʃ/

Touch the front of your tongue to the roof of your mouth, then release into a 'sh' position. Flare your lips.

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"Teach the child."

TEECH dhuh CHAHYLD

"Touch the peach and teach me the speech."

TUHCH dhuh PEECH and TEECH mee dhuh SPEECH

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