How to Pronounce "vernacular"
word
vɝˈnækjəɫɝ
ver-NAK-yuh-ler
vɜːnˈækjʊlɐ
vuh-NAK-yuh-luh
Definition
The form of a language that is spoken in a particular region or by a specific group, often used in everyday conversation rather than formal or literary contexts.
IPA Transcription
American English
vɝˈnækjəɫɝ
British English
vɜːnˈækjʊlɐ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
ver-NAK-yuh-ler
UK
vuh-NAK-yuh-luh
Listen in Context
She spoke to me in the local vernacular.
This poem is written in the regional vernacular.
Many stories are passed down in vernacular languages.
He prefers to read novels in his country's vernacular, not in a foreign language.