How to pronounce bamboo in American English
“bamboo” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to bamboo the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “bamboo” in: all accents
“bamboo” in real sentences — American speakers
133 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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issue of the bamboo ceiling.
The Obama White House
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Some people say that you should or shouldn't use bamboo-- bamboo can sometimes be difficult.
Smithsonian Air & Space
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were stabilized with large baskets woven with willow, hemp, or bamboo, and filled with rocks.
US Fish & Wildlife Service
Words that sound like “bamboo”
Words one sound away from bamboo — 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 bamboo. 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.