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Try LingUp Now!Start with the 'd' sound, made by placing the tongue against the ridge behind the upper front teeth.
Follow with the 'r' sound, where the tongue curls slightly upwards.
Finish with the 'eɪn' sound, a diphthong starting with the tongue in a mid-open position, moving towards the nasal 'n'.
drain (d–rain)
dreeen (dre-eee-n)
train (t–rain)
same as American
same as American
It is pronounced with one syllable.
No, it sounds like 'ay', as in 'day'.
No, the 'r' is pronounced, with the tongue slightly curled.
An opening or pipe that removes liquid.
/ˈdreɪ.nɪdʒ/
System or process of draining.
/dreɪnd/
Emptied of liquid.
/ˈdreɪ.nɪŋ/
Causing to remove liquid.
Drained ends with a 'd' sound rather than 'n'.
Drainage modifies the vowel sound with 'nidge' at the end.
Draining uses a 'ng' sound at the end.
Pay attention to how native speakers pronounce words ending in '-ain'.
Use simple phrases such as 'drain the tub' to practice the word in context.
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