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How to pronounce aspiration in American English
“aspiration” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to aspiration the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“aspiration” in real sentences — American speakers
225 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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aspiration of fighting alongside ISIL.
The Obama White House
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you must have aspiration and inspiration.
Smithsonian Air & Space
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QUESTION: That’s always my aspiration.
State Department
Other forms of “aspiration”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of aspiration. 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.