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How to pronounce ale in British English
“ale” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to ale the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “ale” in: all accents · American English (32 clips)
“ale” in real sentences — British speakers
53 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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example fair ale is owned by so fair ale is owned by >> trust for Scotland
The Scottish Parliament
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Madam Deputy Speaker, British ale is warm, but the duty on a pint is frozen.
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “ale”
Words one sound away from ale — 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 ale. 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.