How to Pronounce “empire”
word
/ˈɛmpaɪɝ/
EM-pyr
/ˈɛmpaɪə/
EM-py-uh
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈɛmpaɪɝ/
British English
/ˈɛmpaɪə/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
EM-pyr
UK
EM-py-uh
Listen in Context
The Roman Empire was very large.
The king wanted to build an empire.
What started as a side project grew into a media empire.
She created a business empire from a small shop.