How to Pronounce “semester”
word
/səˈmɛstɝ/
suh-MES-dur
/səmˈɛstɐ/
suh-MES-tuh
IPA Transcription
American English
/səˈmɛstɝ/
British English
/səmˈɛstɐ/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
suh-MES-dur
UK
suh-MES-tuh
Listen in Context
By the end of the semester, everyone was counting down to the break.
The semester ends next week.
My semester starts in September.
She has five classes this semester.