How to pronounce absentee in British English
“absentee” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to absentee the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “absentee” in: all accents · American English (102 clips)
“absentee” in real sentences — British speakers
98 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Why is the SNP Government replacing the old absentee lairds with absentee quango bosses?
The Scottish Parliament
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prevent absentee landowners from delaying matters in that way?
The Scottish Parliament
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in the private rented sector with absentee private landlords?
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “absentee”
Words one sound away from absentee — 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 absentee. 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.