How to Pronounce "next to nothing"
expression
ˈnɛks/, /ˈnɛkst/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈnəθɪŋ
NEKST-tuh-NUH-thing
nˈɛkst/ /tˈuː/ /nˈʌθɪŋ
NEKST-too-NUH-thing
Definition
Used to say that there is very little of something, almost nothing at all.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈnɛks/, /ˈnɛkst/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈnəθɪŋ
British English
nˈɛkst/ /tˈuː/ /nˈʌθɪŋ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
NEKST-tuh-NUH-thing
UK
NEKST-too-NUH-thing
Listen in Context
There was next to nothing in the fridge.
He paid next to nothing for his bike.
We know next to nothing about the plan.
After taxes, I made next to nothing last month.