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title: "How to Pronounce Restaurant: IPA & Syllable Guide"
description: "Pronounce Restaurant as /ˈrɛs.tɚ.ˌɑnt/ — REHS-tur-ahnt. Say it out loud and get free AI feedback in seconds. Stress falls on the first syllable."
url: "https://speakeroo.app/how-to-pronounce/restaurant"
---

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# How to pronounce Restaurant

/ˈrɛs.tɚ.ˌɑnt/

REHS-tur-ahnt

Restaurant has 3 syllables. The stress is on the first syllable, "rehs". Capital letters in the respelling show where the stress falls.

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## Restaurant syllables

Restaurant has 3 syllables: REHS-tur-ahnt.

1. REHS rɛs
2. tur tɚ
3. ahnt ɑnt

RES-tuh-rahnt, three syllables, stress on the first. Many speakers compress it to two, "RES-trahnt", which is also fine. The final t is sounded — this is not French any more.

## Sounds to watch

### The r sound

Pull the tongue back and up without touching the roof of the mouth. American r is never rolled or tapped.

### The er vowel

American er (as in her) is a single vowel with the tongue bunched back. Keep the r quality through the whole vowel.

## Restaurant in a sentence

- The restaurant only seats twenty people, so book early.
- They opened a restaurant on the harbour last summer.

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## What Speakeroo listens for

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- Stress placed on the wrong syllable Make the correct syllable longer, clearer and more prominent.
- /r/ distorted or unclear Use the selected accent’s tongue shape without pressing the tongue against the palate.
- Final consonant omitted Hold the final mouth position briefly without adding another vowel.
- Consonant cluster reduced Build the cluster one sound at a time without deleting a member.
- Extra vowel after a consonant Finish directly on the consonant instead of adding a vowel.

## Questions

### How do you pronounce restaurant?

Restaurant is pronounced /ˈrɛs.tɚ.ˌɑnt/, or REHS-tur-ahnt in plain letters. It has 3 syllables and the stress falls on the first syllable, "rehs".

### How many syllables are in restaurant?

3: REHS-tur-ahnt. The capital letters mark the stressed syllable.

### How do you use restaurant in a sentence?

The restaurant only seats twenty people, so book early. They opened a restaurant on the harbour last summer.

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