English pronunciation · Words Starting with S
Saturday Pronunciation
Saturday is pronounced SA-ter-dee, IPA /ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ/.
SA-ter-dee
US /ˈsæˌtɪˌdeɪ/
Syllables: SA · ter · dee (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
proper noun: The day of the week between Friday and Sunday.
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Saturday in a Sentence
- The market runs every Saturday morning.
- We are driving down on Saturday.
- Saturday was the only day the shop opened late.
Common Mispronunciations of Saturday
Not sa-tur-DAY
The beat is on the first syllable and the day at the end stays weak, closer to dee or duh. Every English weekday name works this way.
Not SAT-oor-day
The middle vowel shrinks to a colourless ter. Giving it a full oo makes three strong beats where there should be one.
Tip: Americans often tap the t so it sounds like a d: SA-der-dee. That is normal, not sloppy.
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