How to pronounce asylum
Listen to asylum in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“asylum” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 81 American · 1000 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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“they” being asylum seekers.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 89:02 · hear it here
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are actually Asylum Seekers
UK Parliament · watch from 17:56 · hear it here
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asylum seekers in Scotland.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 18:33 · hear it here
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DHS about whether this is legitimate grounds for granting asylum – to claim asylum.
State Department · watch from 31:31 · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of asylum. 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.