How to pronounce ice hockey
ice hockey
/aɪs ˈhɑːki/
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Ice hockey, 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. |
| /h/as in hello | A light breath, as on a window pane. No friction in the throat. |
| /ɑː/as in father | A deep, long “ah”; the tongue lies low and back. |
| /k/as in cat | With a light puff of air at the start of a word. |
| /i/as in sheep | A long, tense “ee”; lips spread as in a smile. |
In a sentence
The puck of ice hockey is not spherical.
More words with the /iː/ sound
- jeanne/dʒiːn/
- quay/kiː/
- february/ˈfebjəweri/
- focaccia/fəʊˈkɑːtʃiːə/
- charcuterie/ˈʃɑːrkʊtriː/
- zebra/ˈziːbrə/
- hermes/ˈhɜːmiːz/
- xerxes/ˈzɜːksiːz/
- hyperbole/haɪˈpɜːbəliː/
- stephen/ˈstiːvən/
Questions and answers
How do you pronounce ice hockey?
Ice hockey is pronounced /aɪs ˈhɑːki/ in American English.