I'm doubtful about the pronunciation; can you write it in the IPA transcription? Thanks
2007-06-27 20:09:27 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
I'm from yorkshire, to most people it's pronounced like this - Lester
2007-06-27 20:13:40 · answer #1 · answered by Mark C 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, I don't have IPA fonts, but it's 2 syllables with the stress on the first syllable; the first vowel is the same mid front vowel in 'pet' (the symbol looks like a little 3), & the vowel in the second syllable is 'schwa' with the final 'r' not pronounced.
So to write it in IPA it's l - [mid-front vowel] - s - t - [schwa] .
Good luck! :-)
2007-06-27 20:39:56 · answer #2 · answered by J9 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lester
2007-06-27 20:12:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The English city of Leicester is pronounced:"Lester".
What you may call any US city of the same name is anybody's guess.
2007-06-27 20:25:15 · answer #4 · answered by jackeenjim 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep! It's 'Lester'. Like Bicester, is pronounced, Bister and Worcester is Wuster etc. Funny innit?
2007-06-27 20:27:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't know IPA, but it's pronounced "lester".
2007-06-27 20:13:07 · answer #6 · answered by Richard B 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Les'-ter
2007-06-27 20:22:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Les-ter very simple.
2007-06-27 21:22:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lesder.
2007-06-27 20:14:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Depends on what nationality you are LOL.
It`s properly pronounced "Less-ter".
However if you`re a dumbass yank it`s "lie-chester" LOL
2007-06-27 21:51:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋