English pronunciation · Words Starting with B
Begin Pronunciation
Begin is pronounced bi-GIN, IPA /bɪˈgɪn/.
bi-GIN
US /bɪˈgɪn/ · UK /bɪˈgɪn/
Syllables: bi · GIN (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
verb: To start doing something, or to come into existence.
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Begin in a Sentence
- We begin at nine sharp.
- Let us begin with the accounts.
- The rains begin in June.
Common Mispronunciations of Begin
Not BEE-gin
Move the beat to GIN and shrink the opening syllable to a quick bi.
Not bi-JIN
Hold the g hard, as in give, because a following i does not always soften it.
Tip: Begin, began, and begun share one stress and change only the second vowel.
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