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How to pronounce panini

Panini is pronounced puh-NEE-nee, with three syllables and the stress on the second, NEE. The first vowel is a weak uh. American and British English say it the same way.

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  • 3 syllables
  • Stress on NEE
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panini

Three syllables, stress on the second

noun · an Italian sandwich made with bread that is pressed and grilled

  1. puhpə
  2. NEEniː (stressed)
  3. neeni
  • US /pəˈniː.ni/puh-NEE-nee Recorded voice
  • UK /pəˈniː.ni/puh-NEE-nee Your device’s voice

IPA checked in the Cambridge Dictionary and Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries. The recording is American English.

Panini, sound by sound

Each sound in the IPA, with a word you already know that has it.

USUK American and British English/pəˈniː.ni/

  1. puh

    • /p/as in pen
    • /ə/as in about

  2. NEEstressed

    • /n/as in now
    • /iː/as in see

  3. nee

    • /n/as in now
    • /i/as in happy

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Tip. Stress NEE: puh-NEE-nee. The first vowel is a weak uh, not PAN.

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    Common panini pronunciation mistakes

    What people often say instead, and how to fix it. Say puh-NEE-nee.

    • NotPAN-ih-nee

      Stressing the first syllable. The stress is on the middle: NEE.

    • NotPAH-nee-nee

      Saying the first vowel as a full ah and stressing it. It is a weak uh.

    • Notpuh-NIN-ee

      Using a short i. The vowel in NEE is long.

    Panini in a sentence

    Hear each one, slow it down, then say it. Words change a little when they join others, so practise them in sentences too.

    • I had a hot panini for lunch.

    • The cafe sells a cheese and tomato panini.

    • Would you like a panini or a salad?

    How do you say panini?

    Panini has three syllables, and the stress is on the middle one: puh-NEE-nee. English speakers often stress the first, PAN-ih-nee, which is wrong.

    The word is Italian. Panini is the plural of panino, a small bread roll, which comes from pane, bread. In Italian you ask for one panino and two panini.

    In English, panini is used for a single sandwich as well, and that is accepted. Think of the same pattern as bikini and martini: a weak first syllable, a strong NEE, and a light nee at the end.

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