English pronunciation · Words Starting with L
Learning Pronunciation
Learning is pronounced LUR-ning, IPA /ˈlɝnɪŋ/.
LUR-ning
US /ˈlɝnɪŋ/ · UK /ˈlɜːnɪŋ/
Syllables: LUR · ning (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun and verb (present participle of learn): The process of gaining knowledge or a skill, or the knowledge itself.
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Learning in a Sentence
- Learning a language takes patience.
- The school tracks learning in small groups.
- Machine learning now sorts most of the post.
Common Mispronunciations of Learning
Not LEER-ning
No ee lives in the opening beat. It holds the ur vowel, so the word starts like the first half of lurch.
Not lur-NING
The ing ending never takes the force in English, so the weight stays where the verb put it.
Tip: British speakers drop the r and say LUH-ning, and Americans sound it, which is the only difference between them.
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