how to pronounce air

/ɛəɹ/

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the above transcription of air 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.

air is pronounced in two syllables

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video examples of air pronunciation

An example use of air in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… eight meters in the air a huge blast of …”

meaning of air

Air is the mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth.

air frequency in english - A1 level of CEFR

the word air occurs in english on average 190.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.