How to Pronounce "americans"
word
/əˈmɛɹəkənz/
uh-MAIR-uh-kuhnz
/əˈmeərəkənz/
uh-MAIR-uh-kuhnz
Definition
People from the United States. In some contexts, it can also mean people from the continents of North or South America, but in everyday English it usually means people from the U.S.
IPA Transcription
American English
/əˈmɛɹəkənz/
British English
/əˈmeərəkənz/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
uh-MAIR-uh-kuhnz
UK
uh-MAIR-uh-kuhnz
Listen in Context
The Americans in our class are from Texas and California.
Many Americans speak only English at home.
Some Americans eat a big breakfast, but others do not.
The Americans I met on the trip were surprisingly quiet.