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Teach Pronunciation

Teach is pronounced TEECH, IPA /ˈtitʃ/.

TEECH

US /ˈtitʃ/  ·  UK /ˈtiːtʃ/

Syllables: TEECH (1 syllable)

verb: To help someone learn something by giving lessons or explaining it.

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Teach in a Sentence

  • She teaches physics at a school in Bristol.
  • Will you teach me how to fix a puncture?
  • Experience teaches you which corners not to cut.

Common Mispronunciations of Teach

Not TECH

The ea runs long, the ee of tea. Shortening it gives tech, which is a separate word and a very common slip.

Not TEESH

The ch is the hard ch of chair. A sh sound here would lean towards the French pronunciation of the same letters.

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