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title: "How to Pronounce Seine: IPA & Syllable Guide | Speakeroo"
description: "Pronounce Seine as /ˈseɪn/ — SAYN. Say it out loud and get free AI feedback in seconds. See the syllable breakdown and practice it in a sentence."
url: "https://speakeroo.app/how-to-pronounce/seine"
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# How to pronounce Seine

/ˈseɪn/

SAYN

Seine has one syllable.

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## Seine syllables

Seine has 1 syllable: SAYN.

1. SAYN seɪn

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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## What Speakeroo listens for

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- Final consonant omitted Hold the final mouth position briefly without adding another vowel.
- Diphthong flattened into one vowel Move 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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