how to pronounce shay

/ˈʃɛɪ/

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the above transcription of shay is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

shay is pronounced in one syllable

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video examples of shay pronunciation

An example use of shay in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… thank you from tucson shay thank you so …”

meaning of shay

Shay is a male name.

shay frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word shay occurs in english on average 0.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.