How to pronounce ice cream
ice cream
/aɪs kriːm/
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Ice cream, sound by sound
| /aɪ/as in time | Glide from “ah” to a short “i”. One syllable. |
| /s/as in see | Tongue tip near the ridge behind the teeth, a narrow stream of air. |
| /k/as in cat | With a light puff of air at the start of a word. |
| /r/as in red | The tongue curls back and touches nothing. No tap, no trill. |
| /iː/as in sheep | A long, tense “ee”; lips spread as in a smile. |
| /m/as in man | Lips closed, air through the nose. |
In a sentence
You shouldn't have eaten so much ice cream.
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Questions and answers
How do you pronounce ice cream?
Ice cream is pronounced /aɪs kriːm/ in American English.