How to pronounce soap opera

soap opera

/səʊp ˈɑːprə/

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/s/as in see	Tongue tip near the ridge behind the teeth, a narrow stream of air.
/əʊ/as in go	Glide from “o” to “oo”. Not a single flat “o”.
/p/as in pen	With a light puff of air at the start of a word.
/ɑː/as in father	A deep, long “ah”; the tongue lies low and back.
/p/as in pen	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.
/ə/as in cup	A short, relaxed “uh”; the mouth is barely open.

My life is a soap opera.

How do you pronounce soap opera?

Soap opera is pronounced /səʊp ˈɑːprə/ in American English.