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Coffee Pronunciation
Coffee is pronounced KAH-fee, IPA /ˈkɑfi/.
KAH-fee
US /ˈkɑfi/ · UK /ˈkɒfi/
Syllables: KAH · fee (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A hot drink made from roasted and ground coffee beans.
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Coffee in a Sentence
- She drinks three cups of coffee before noon.
- There is a coffee machine on the second floor.
- We met for coffee near the museum.
Common Mispronunciations of Coffee
Not KOH-fee
The word off is hiding inside this one, and it sets the opening vowel.
Not kah-FEE
Front stress, even though the -ee ending is a long vowel in its own right.
Tip: Americans say KAH-fee or KAW-fee by region. British speakers use a rounder KO-fee.
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