English pronunciation · Words Starting with S
Seine Pronunciation
Seine is pronounced SAYN, IPA /ˈseɪn/.
SAYN
US /ˈseɪn/ · UK /ˈseɪn/
Syllables: SAYN (1 syllable)
proper noun; also a noun: The river that runs through Paris, and also a kind of fishing net.
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Seine in a Sentence
- The Seine runs north west from Burgundy to the Channel.
- Thirty-seven bridges cross the Seine inside Paris.
- They worked the shallows with a seine.
Common Mispronunciations of Seine
Not SEEN
The ei here gives the ay of day, so Seine rhymes with sane in English.
Not SAY-nuh
Nothing is said after the n, because that final e is French spelling and no more.
Tip: French says something nearer SEN, and the fishing net is said exactly like the river.
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