Pronunciation of the word "Champion"

[Tom]

Hi

Could you please tell me if the first half of the word champion is also pronounced as "cheim-...",sort of rhyming with "tame"? I think it is "champ" rhyming with "camp".

Yours

Tom

[Yankee]

Hi Tom

The champ in "champion" rhymes with camp, lamp, ramp, vamp, tramp, etc.

Do you have speakers attached to your PC? You can listen to a recording of the pronunciation of words on a lot of websites. For example:
http://www.answers.com/topic/champion
http://www.answers.com/champ

Amy
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ESL teacher, translator, and a native speaker of American English

[Van Khanh]

Hi Tom,

champion /'tsaempi..../
camp /kaemp/
champ/tsaemp/
tame /teim/

K