English pronunciation · Words Starting with B
Belgrade Pronunciation
Belgrade is pronounced BEL-grayd, IPA /ˈbɛlˌgrɑd/.
BEL-grayd
US /ˈbɛlˌgrɑd/
Syllables: BEL · grayd (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun (proper): The capital of Serbia, standing where the Sava joins the Danube.
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Belgrade in a Sentence
- The train from Belgrade takes eleven hours.
- Belgrade has been fought over more times than almost any city in Europe.
- She teaches at the university in Belgrade.
Common Mispronunciations of Belgrade
Not bel-GRAYD
Budapest and Belgrade both hold their weight at the front in English, whatever the locals do with them.
Not BEL-gruhd
The second beat keeps a full vowel and never softens into a mumble.
Tip: Americans often say BEL-grahd and British speakers BEL-grayd. Serbs call the city Beograd, the white city.
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