How to Pronounce “waiter

word

/ˈweɪtɝ/
WAY-dur
/wˈeɪtɐ/
WAY-tuh

IPA Transcription

American English

/ˈweɪtɝ/

British English

/wˈeɪtɐ/

Simplified Pronunciation

US

WAY-dur

UK

WAY-tuh

Listen in Context

The waiter brought us some water.

I asked the waiter for the menu.

Our waiter was so busy that we waited twenty minutes to order.

The waiter is cleaning the table.