How to pronounce badly in American English
“badly” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to badly the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“badly” in real sentences — American speakers
969 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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They'd like to make a deal very badly, very badly.
The White House
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Hezbollah is badly degraded.
State Department
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also misleading us badly.
NIH
Words that sound like “badly”
Words one sound away from badly — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
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