The term ‘payment’ is articulated /ˈpeɪ.mənt/.
Phonologically speaking:
The premier syllable - pay, which rhymes with the word phrase 'day' in English
The next part is a short ‘ment’ in which the letter ‘e’ is pronounced like the letter ‘a’ in the spelling of the word ‘sofa’.
Thus it is pronounced like this: PAY-ment.
Phonologically speaking:
The premier syllable - pay, which rhymes with the word phrase 'day' in English
The next part is a short ‘ment’ in which the letter ‘e’ is pronounced like the letter ‘a’ in the spelling of the word ‘sofa’.
Thus it is pronounced like this: PAY-ment.