--- title: "How to pronounce \"etiquette\" in English | SayItVid" description: "Learn how to say \"etiquette\" correctly. Watch real-life video examples and master your English pronunciation with SayItVid." image: "https://img.youtube.com/vi/e-itKB-bq8M/hqdefault.jpg" url: "https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/netiquette" --- # How to pronounce "etiquette" in English ## Pronunciation & Phonetics - **IPA**: `/ˈɛt.ɪˌkɛt/` - **Syllable Breakdown**: **e·ti·quette** - **Stress**: **E** — say this syllable louder and longer - **Native Audio**: [Listen](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/31/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-etiquette.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-etiquette.wav.mp3) ## Meaning & Usage ### NOUN - The manners or decent behaviour to be observed in social or professional life; conventional decorum; the ceremonial code of polite society. - *Example*: "20 May 2018, Hadley Freeman in The Guardian, Is Meghan Markle the American the royals have needed all along? Much shock was expressed in the British press about the Palace’s utter failure to control the Markles and the Markles’ lack of etiquette." - The customary behavior of members of a profession, business, law, or sports team towards each other. - *Example*: "Cycling's complex etiquette contains an unwritten rule that riders in contention for a race win should not be penalised for sheer misfortune." ### Example Sentences - "20 May 2018, Hadley Freeman in The Guardian, Is Meghan Markle the American the royals have needed all along? Much shock was expressed in the British press about the Palace’s utter failure to control the Markles and the Markles’ lack of etiquette." - "Cycling's complex etiquette contains an unwritten rule that riders in contention for a race win should not be penalised for sheer misfortune." - "for lesser things um some people would have called that of the past etiquette or netiquette as an example i mean i actually got stills" ### Common Phrases - past etiquette ## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (7 Video Clips) Listen to native speakers pronounce "etiquette" in real conversation: ### Example 1 *Accent: US* > "the house and so they changed their position more they said we oppose this we're telling the house we oppose this and this is uh i think for lesser things um some people would have called that of the past etiquette or netiquette as an example i mean i actually got stills" - **Watch at 78:13**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-itKB-bq8M&t=4693s) ### Example 2 > "It's good. But are we teaching children netiquettes and cyber hygiene?" - **Watch at 4:09**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSWVpieo8gg&t=249s) ### Example 3 *Accent: UK* > "early days of the internet, but I don't think people talk about netiquette so much anymore, which is maybe, you know, an indictment of the way that we have learned to use the internet." - **Watch at 81:26**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUHm8xz3Qto&t=4886s) ### Example 4 > "What is missing, which I started promoting, is called netiquettes, cyber hygiene, digital wellness." - **Watch at 1:32**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSWVpieo8gg&t=92s) ### Example 5 *Accent: US* > "date right I think though that's a Al thing that's a in in the early history of mailing list for instance there was a there was netiquette of please tell me" - **Watch at 37:53**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD62_ZlsgM8&t=2273s) ### Example 6 *Accent: UK* > "This is etiquette and etiquette is the same thing, but for the internet. So like rules, social rules for the internet. I mean, I remember netiquette used to be talked about a lot in the" - **Watch at 81:14**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUHm8xz3Qto&t=4874s) ### Example 7 *Accent: UK* > "Examples, I've seen some awful examples of cyber bullying on Instagram. Remember that your digital footprint lasts forever. So good netiquette is important." - **Watch at 81:38**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUHm8xz3Qto&t=4898s) ## How to Pronounce "etiquette" - **Syllables**: e · ti · quette - **Stress**: E — say this syllable louder and longer - **IPA**: `/ˈɛt.ɪˌkɛt/` - **Listen for**: the stressed /E/ in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech. ## Related Words ### Word Forms [etiquettal](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/etiquettal) ### Related Terms [cyberetiquette](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/cyberetiquette) ### Related Concepts [protocol](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/protocol), [algorithm](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/algorithm), [code](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/code), [convention](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/convention), [guideline](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/guideline), [procedure](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/procedure), [rule](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/rule), [standard](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/standard) ## Frequently Asked Questions ### How do you pronounce “etiquette”? “etiquette” is pronounced /ˈɛt.ɪˌkɛt/ (e · ti · quette). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation. ### How many syllables are in “etiquette”? “etiquette” has 3 syllables: e · ti · quette. ### Where is the stress in “etiquette”? The primary stress in “etiquette” is on “E”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above. ### What does “etiquette” mean? The manners or decent behaviour to be observed in social or professional life; conventional decorum; the ceremonial code of polite society. ### How can I hear “etiquette” used in real sentences? This page has 7 real-world video examples of “etiquette” with synchronized subtitles. 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