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How to pronounce captain in English

Captain
/'kæptən/

Examples from movies with Captain

This is captain Pike, we've been cleared for takeoff.
Star Trek - Kirk Meets Bones
Macias, get me Captain Oveur's wife on the phone.
Airplane! - I Speak Jive
Captain! You're going up. Start engines in five minutes. Five minutes.
Memphis Belle - Poetry
You act like a freak with Captain Pickles,
She's Out of My League - Honesty
The captain of the ocean freighter Achilles. That's how I know the name.
Stargate: Continuum - Supposed to Be
You know what? You're a goddamn swordboat captain.
The Perfect Storm - A Swordboat Captain
Captain Phillips is free. All of your friends are dead.
Captain Phillips - You're Safe Now
I'm gonna tell the captain that your bag's ticking.
Bad Words - Autofellatio
Very good, Nick. I think Nick should be our captain.
Rat Race - There Are No Rules
You're much cleverer than your reputation suggests, Captain Kirk.
Star Trek Into Darkness - Carol is Revealed
That would be off-limits repartee for us, captain.
Aloha - My Brain is Unpickable
But I did the research, Captain Whitaker.
Flight - I Drank Three Bottles
Our captain, Justin Kelly, he broke his leg...
Project Almanac - Timequake

Audio pronunciation of Captain

American pronunciation

Captain pronounced by Ivy (child, girl)
Captain pronounced by Joanna (female)
Captain pronounced by Kendra (female)
Captain pronounced by Kimberly (female)
Captain pronounced by Salli (female)
Captain pronounced by Joey (male)
Captain pronounced by Justin (child, boy)
Captain pronounced by Matthew (male)

British pronunciation

Captain pronounced by Amy (female)
Captain pronounced by Emma (female)
Captain pronounced by Brian (male)