How to pronounce

How to pronounce Seine

/ˈseɪn/
SAYN

Seine has one syllable.

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Seine syllables

Seine has 1 syllable: SAYN.

  1. SAYNseɪn

One syllable: SAYN, rhyming with "rain".

Sounds to watch

Gliding vowels

The ay and oh vowels glide: start on one sound and slide into a short ee or oo. Cutting them short makes them sound like eh and aw.

Seine in a sentence

  • The Seine runs through the centre of Paris.
  • We took a boat along the Seine at sunset.

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  • Final consonant omittedHold the final mouth position briefly without adding another vowel.
  • Diphthong flattened into one vowelMove smoothly between both vowel positions.

Questions

How do you pronounce seine?

Seine is pronounced /ˈseɪn/, or SAYN in plain letters. It has one syllable.

How many syllables are in seine?

One. Seine is a single syllable: SAYN.

How do you use seine in a sentence?

The Seine runs through the centre of Paris. We took a boat along the Seine at sunset.

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