How to pronounce asleep in British English
“asleep” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to asleep the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “asleep” in: all accents · American English (419 clips)
“asleep” in real sentences — British speakers
83 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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It sounds like you were asleep at the wheel.
The Scottish Parliament
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had a drink of whiskey in her hand, and she fell asleep.
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “asleep”
Words one sound away from asleep — 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 asleep. 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.