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# How to pronounce "wakey" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/ˈweɪ.ki/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **wa·key**
- **Stress**: **WA** — say this syllable louder and longer
- **Native Audio**: [Listen](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/be/En-au-wakey.ogg/En-au-wakey.ogg.mp3)

## Meaning & Usage

### NOUN
- The day on which one wakes up and travels home.
  - *Example*: "'You beauty, only 364 and a wakey to go,' the countdown had begun and would continue, as few days passed without someone calling the time. I spared a thought for our temporary enemy whose tour would endure to the end of the war[…]"

### INTERJECTION
- Used to encourage someone to wake up.
  - *Example*: "“Wakey Brother Monster,” he said to Rose as he spread his replacement piece of toast."

### Example Sentences
- "'You beauty, only 364 and a wakey to go,' the countdown had begun and would continue, as few days passed without someone calling the time. I spared a thought for our temporary enemy whose tour would endure to the end of the war[…]"
- "“Wakey Brother Monster,” he said to Rose as he spread his replacement piece of toast."
- "title of her latest report is wakey wakey all right Stephanie pomboy the president of macro Maven a little bit of a wakeup call for investors in this"

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (6 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "wakey" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "title of her latest report is wakey wakey all right Stephanie pomboy the president of macro Maven a little bit of a wakeup call for investors in this first quarter of 2010 Stephanie pomboy good to have you with us thank you so much so what is this wakeup call that investors are seeing you said that we've"
- **Watch at 0:00**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2W0vNRRghc&t=0s)

### Example 2
> "My wife and I went to see a preview of "Wakey, Wakey," really enjoyed it."
- **Watch at 28:17**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC03ag-N8p8&t=1697s)

### Example 3
*Accent: UK*
> "she's really on my house everybody was on wakey-wakey I was like are you for"
- **Watch at 8:41**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBYiXpxawIs&t=521s)

### Example 4
> "Yeah, absolutely. So let's talk a little bit about "Wakey, Wakey." So my husband and I saw it last weekend."
- **Watch at 7:38**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC03ag-N8p8&t=458s)

### Example 5
> "And up and downs, learning, and life and stuff, but cut two years later, this play comes along called "Wakey, Wakey.""
- **Watch at 10:42**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC03ag-N8p8&t=642s)

### Example 6
> "Yeah. No. Absolutely. And so-- and the role that you play in "Wakey, Wakey" is-- it seems so different than what-- other roles that you've played before, right?"
- **Watch at 13:39**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC03ag-N8p8&t=819s)


## How to Pronounce "wakey"

- **Syllables**: wa · key
- **Stress**: WA — say this syllable louder and longer
- **IPA**: `/ˈweɪ.ki/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed /WA/ in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Synonyms

[wakey wakey](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/wakey-wakey)

## Related Pronunciations

[waaay](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/waaay), [wacke](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/wacke), [wacken](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/wacken), [wacker](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/wacker), [wacky](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/wacky), [waddy](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/waddy), [wade](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/wade), [waded](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/waded)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “wakey”?
“wakey” is pronounced /ˈweɪ.ki/ (wa · key). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “wakey”?
“wakey” has 2 syllables: wa · key.

### Where is the stress in “wakey”?
The primary stress in “wakey” is on “WA”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above.

### What does “wakey” mean?
The day on which one wakes up and travels home.

### How can I hear “wakey” used in real sentences?
This page has 6 real-world video examples of “wakey” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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