How to pronounce bad in American English
“bad” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to bad the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“bad” in real sentences — American speakers
1,000+ clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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doesn't look as bad, but it's bad. It's not that bad, but it's bad.
US Forest Service
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These are bad choices and bad options.
The Obama White House
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Bad habitats! Bad habitats, what do you mean Murray?
National Park Service
Words that sound like “bad”
Words one sound away from bad — 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 bad. 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.