How to pronounce we in American English
wee
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Americans pronounce we as wee (/wi/).
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Why it sounds different
Why "we" sounds like wee.
Between "" and "", a brief "" glide bridges the two vowels for smooth flow. This is called the Vowel-to-Vowel Linking, the way sentences stop sounding like a list and start sounding like speech. It comes out as wee.
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"After we finish dinner, let's go for a walk."
AF·ter wee FIH·nuhsh DIH·ner LEHTS GOH fer uh WAHK
"Allow me to summarize the main points we have covered today."
uh·LOW mee tuh SUH·muh·rahyz dhuh MAYN POYNTS wee huhv KUH·verd tuh·DAY
"Are we far from the smart market?"
ar wee FAR fruhm dhuh SMART MAR·kuht
"Are we having chicken or pasta for dinner?"
ar wee HA·vuhng CHIH·kuhn or PAH·stuh fer DIH·ner
"Are we still meeting at seven o'clock?"
ar wee STIHL MEE·duhng uht SEH·vuhn uh·KLAHK
"Can we get together with them later?"
kuhn wee GEHT tuh·GEH·dher wihth dhuhm LAY·der
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Is the American pronunciation of "we" 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 "wee" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.
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