how to pronounce my

/maɪ/

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the above transcription of my 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.

my is pronounced in one syllable

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

“… i can just do it in my head so i look at …”

meanings of my

determinative:

First-person singular possessive determiner. See Appendix:Possessive#English.
Associated with me.
In the possession of me.
Related to me.
Belonging to me.

noun:

Megayear.
Initialism of motor yacht - diesel-driven yacht.

interjection:

Used to express surprise, shock or amazement.

pronoun:

Alternative letter-case form of my often used when speaking as God or another important figure who is understood from context.

my frequency in english - A1 level of CEFR

the word my occurs in english on average 1526.3 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.

topics my can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that my can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;

2) transport and travel;