How to pronounce able in British English
“able” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to able the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“able” in real sentences — British speakers
1,000+ clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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be able to afford to have and that should be able to afford to
The Scottish Parliament
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progress we are able to see.
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “able”
Words one sound away from able — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of able. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.