How to Pronounce “whale

word

/ˈhweɪɫ/
wayl
/wˈeɪl/
wayl

IPA Transcription

American English

/ˈhweɪɫ/

British English

/wˈeɪl/

Simplified Pronunciation

US

wayl

UK

wayl

Listen in Context

We saw a whale at the aquarium.

A blue whale is very large.

The whale came up for air.

We booked a boat tour and got lucky—we actually saw a whale.