How to Pronounce "one swallow does not a summer make"
expression
WUHN SWAH-loh DUHZ NOT uh SUH-mur MAYK
WON SWOL-oh DOHZ NOT uh SUM-uh MAYK
Definition
This expression means that seeing one sign or one event is not enough to be sure that a trend or change has begun.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈwən/ /ˈswɑɫoʊ/, /ˈswɔɫoʊ/ /ˈdəz/, /dɪz/ /ˈnɑt/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈsəmɝ/ /ˈmeɪk
British English
wˈɒn/ /swˈɒləʊ/ /dəʊz/ /nˈɒt/ /æɪ/ /sˈʌmɐ/ /mˈeɪk
Simplified Pronunciation
US
WUHN SWAH-loh DUHZ NOT uh SUH-mur MAYK
UK
WON SWOL-oh DOHZ NOT uh SUM-uh MAYK
Listen in Context
Just because the weather is warm today, one swallow does not a summer make.
She passed one test, but one swallow does not a summer make.
If your team wins one game, one swallow does not a summer make.
He got an A this time, but remember, one swallow does not a summer make.