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Goodbye Pronunciation
Goodbye is pronounced guud-BY, IPA /ˌgʊdˈbaɪ/.
guud-BY
US /ˌgʊdˈbaɪ/ · UK /gʊdˈbaɪ/
Syllables: guud · BY (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
interjection and noun: What you say when leaving someone, or the act of parting itself.
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Goodbye in a Sentence
- She said goodbye at the gate and walked back to the car.
- It was a long goodbye.
- Goodbye, and thanks for everything.
Common Mispronunciations of Goodbye
Not GUUD-by
Save the punch for BY at the end. Front stress makes the word sound like the two pieces it came from rather than one greeting.
Not guud-BEE
Open the final vowel into the long eye of buy. An ee ending turns the word into a name.
Tip: It began as God be with ye and wore down over centuries. That is why the spelling looks nothing like the sound.
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