How to pronounce ballet
Listen to ballet in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“ballet” in real sentences
560 clips in the index · 25 American · 113 British · 3 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Ballet, New York City Ballet School, which was in Giuliard.
The Atlantic · hear it here
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We heard last week from uh the national ballet Scot Scot Scottish Ballet where they actually
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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Anyway, Caroline joined Satlers Wells Ballet and went to dance with the Royal Ballet in London
60 Minutes Australia · hear it here
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In A ballet in dusty boots.
60 Minutes · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of ballet. 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.