How to pronounce afraid
Listen to afraid in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“afraid” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 530 American · 1000 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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Afraid to leave their homes, afraid to take their children to school, afraid to use public
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 31:53 · hear it here
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I'm afraid I'm afraid I'm afraid I'm going to keep asking the question until he has
UK Parliament · watch from 6:54 · hear it here
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afraid of retaliation, you're afraid of being denied promotion, you're marginalized.
USGS · watch from 37:31 · hear it here
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[singing] We are not afraid.
National Archives · watch from 13:02 · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of afraid. 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.