How to pronounce awkward in British English
“awkward” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to awkward the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “awkward” in: all accents · American English (261 clips)
“awkward” in real sentences — British speakers
214 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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issues in a rather awkward way.
The Scottish Parliament
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It is an awkward moment in a marriage.
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “awkward”
Words one sound away from awkward — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “awkward”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of awkward. 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.