How to Pronounce “awful

word

/ˈɑfəɫ/, /ˈɔfəɫ/
AW-fuhl
/ˈɔːfəl/
AW-fuhl

IPA Transcription

American English

/ˈɑfəɫ/, /ˈɔfəɫ/

British English

/ˈɔːfəl/

Simplified Pronunciation

US

AW-fuhl

UK

AW-fuhl

Listen in Context

That was an awful movie.

The food tastes awful.

I feel awful today.

He made an awful mistake at work.