How to pronounce basement in British English
“basement” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to basement the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “basement” in: all accents · American English (529 clips)
“basement” in real sentences — British speakers
68 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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her threats about a bargain basement Britain.
UK Parliament
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in the basement but uh in the front there.
UK Parliament
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know the fire that's burning back in the basement.
The Scottish Parliament
Words that sound like “basement”
Words one sound away from basement — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “basement”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of basement. 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.