--- title: "How to pronounce \"action item\" in English | SayItVid" description: "Learn how to say \"action item\" correctly. Watch real-life video examples and master your English pronunciation with SayItVid." image: "https://img.youtube.com/vi/PLwysOjVJI4/hqdefault.jpg" url: "https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/action-item" --- # How to pronounce "action item" in English ## Pronunciation & Phonetics - **IPA**: `/æktɪɒnɪtɛm/` - **Syllable Breakdown**: **ac·ti·o·ni·tem** ## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (15 Video Clips) Listen to native speakers pronounce "action item" in real conversation: ### Example 1 *Accent: US* > "This is actually um a picture in Monterey County and a result of Marilyn Winkleby's work. Many of you know Marilyn Winkleby, So action item here, I've talked to our government relations and our media relations at Packard about the idea of writing an opinion editorial piece to" - **Watch at 49:31**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLwysOjVJI4&t=2971s) ### Example 2 > "Somebody asking you a question is a prompt to reply. You looking at an action item on your to-do list is a prompt, there are a whole bunch of ways. We could even be prompted internally." - **Watch at 3:40**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxJjZamqZng&t=220s) ### Example 3 > "smart uh entrepreneurial interesting uh connected women here if if you could give them all one action item one assignment one thing to do to help themselves and help each other any idea about what you might want them to go out and do today or this week yes and I'm not going to put a positive spin on this one I am going to" - **Watch at 35:06**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KkMT__Z370&t=2106s) ### Example 4 > "And just to start with one action item, what would you say is the most simple step or the first step after, obviously, taking the quiz" - **Watch at 30:59**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kblMacUtSrQ&t=1859s) ### Example 5 *Accent: AUS* > "discussion after this is an action item." - **Watch at 208:58**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJ-8vOpsZ6Y&t=12538s) ### Example 6 > "Great, action item for me." - **Watch at 23:58**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_lXwKtV3MI&t=1438s) ### Example 7 > "Jim all right now if only there was some you know action item I could do to make sure that I remember these be best practices When We're In the Heat of the battle some kind of acronym or something acronym right acronym right it's so easy" - **Watch at 9:40**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzuJW0cPzJ4&t=580s) ### Example 8 > "it's it you're right that nothing is a substitute for it first yeah and for quick triaging the bad new stuff that you share within 20 minutes that you know is something that needs it's an action item and it has a conversation I have definitely have board calls that have been 30 minutes that we get people on the phone but for a four hour we're gonna swap through major things that's that I found I would definitely next time put it in the" - **Watch at 28:42**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRYuBlTBIZQ&t=1722s) ### Example 9 > "I've got to have some action items, not just for you but for me. Number one. Action item number one: remember, it's not good enough just to tolerate people who disagree. It's not good enough." - **Watch at 12:07**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87AEeLpodnE&t=727s) ### Example 10 > "So now that we know what we want to say and how we want to say it, where do we want the conversation to go from here? Well, my advice is to give an action item. This will help you keep control of the conversation by giving people direction on what they're supposed to do or say next." - **Watch at 2:31**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PmqknYmY9Q&t=151s) ## How to Pronounce "action item" - **Syllables**: ac · ti · o · ni · tem - **IPA**: `/æktɪɒnɪtɛm/` - **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech. ## Related Pronunciations [action](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/action), [item](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/item) ## Frequently Asked Questions ### How do you pronounce “action item”? “action item” is pronounced /æktɪɒnɪtɛm/ (ac · ti · o · ni · tem). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation. ### How many syllables are in “action item”? “action item” has 5 syllables: ac · ti · o · ni · tem. ### How can I hear “action item” used in real sentences? This page has 15 real-world video examples of “action item” with synchronized subtitles. 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