How to pronounce basics in American English
“basics” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to basics the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“basics” 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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I learned basics of math.
The Obama White House
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That's basically the basics.
CDC
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You start with the basics.
National Archives
Words that sound like “basics”
Words one sound away from basics — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “basics”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of basics. 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.