How to Pronounce "it is what it is"
expression
IT iz wut IT iz
IT iz WOT IT iz
Definition
A phrase used to accept a situation as it is, even if it is not ideal, because it cannot be changed.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɪt/, /ɪt/ /ˈɪz/, /ɪz/ /ˈhwət/, /ˈwət/ /ˈɪt/, /ɪt/ /ˈɪz/, /ɪz
British English
ˈɪt/ /ˈɪz/ /wˈɒt/ /ˈɪt/ /ˈɪz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
IT iz wut IT iz
UK
IT iz WOT IT iz
Listen in Context
Sometimes, it is what it is.
We lost the game, but it is what it is.
My train was late again. It is what it is.
If I can’t change it, then it is what it is.