How to Pronounce “maintain

word

/meɪnˈteɪn/
mayn-TAYN
/meɪntˈeɪn/
mayn-TAYN

IPA Transcription

American English

/meɪnˈteɪn/

British English

/meɪntˈeɪn/

Simplified Pronunciation

US

mayn-TAYN

UK

mayn-TAYN

Listen in Context

It is hard to maintain a clean room every day.

The school needs money to maintain the building.

She maintains that she did nothing wrong.

We’ve worked hard to maintain trust with our customers.