How to pronounce we in American English

IPA /wi/ Syllables 1 · wee

wee

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Americans pronounce we as wee (/wi/). You'll hear it in sentences like "We will win" or "We need a cure" — more examples below.

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Every sound in "we".

1 syllable, 2 sounds. Explore each sound's mouth shape and how it's made.

w/w/

Round your lips into a tight circle. Lift the back of your tongue toward the soft palate and add voice.

ee/i/

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

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Hear "we" in the wild.

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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.