How to Pronounce "firsthand"
word
/ˈfɝshænd/, /ˈfɝsthænd/, /fɝsˈhænd/, /fɝstˈhænd/
FURST-hand
/fˈɜːsthænd/
FUHRST-hand
Definition
Describes information, experience, or knowledge that you get directly, not from another person or source.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈfɝshænd/, /ˈfɝsthænd/, /fɝsˈhænd/, /fɝstˈhænd/
British English
/fˈɜːsthænd/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
FURST-hand
UK
FUHRST-hand
Listen in Context
She gave a firsthand account of the accident.
I learned about Japan firsthand when I traveled there.
He has firsthand experience with computers.
You really have to see it firsthand to believe it.