How to Pronounce “awhile”

word

/əˈwaɪɫ/

uh-WYL

/ɐwˈaɪl/

uh-WYL

IPA Transcription

American English

/əˈwaɪɫ/

British English

/ɐwˈaɪl/

uh-WYL

Please sit awhile and relax.

We talked awhile after dinner.

Stay awhile if you have time.

I'm going to lie down for awhile before we leave.