How to pronounce asphalt
Listen to asphalt in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
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“asphalt” in real sentences
252 clips in the index · 150 American · 12 British · 4 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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bloodstained asphalt roads.
British Library · hear it here
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roofs, asphalt shingle roofs.
60 Minutes · hear it here
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Again, this was all black asphalt that was in terrible shape and asphalt only lasts for
The White House · hear it here
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thoughtful work is, you know, syringes on asphalt, wet asphalt with a reflection of police lights
NIH · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of asphalt. 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.