American English

How to pronounce take up a collection

TʰEYK UHP UH kʰuh-LEHK-shn

/tʰeɪk̚ əp̚ ə kʰəˈlɛk.ʃn̩/

In natural speech

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/tʰeɪ kə pə kʰəˈlɛk.ʃn̩/

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