How to Pronounce “ballet”
word
/bæˈɫeɪ/
ba-LAY
/bˈæleɪ/
BA-lay
IPA Transcription
American English
/bæˈɫeɪ/
British English
/bˈæleɪ/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
ba-LAY
UK
BA-lay
Listen in Context
My sister takes ballet classes on Saturdays.
I did ballet for years, but I was never very flexible.
We got cheap tickets, so we ended up going to the ballet.
We watched a ballet at the theater last night.