How to pronounce bird in American English
“bird” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to bird the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “bird” in: all accents · British English (477 clips)
“bird” 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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bird and a uniformed bird.
Dept of Justice
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We can bird, your friends can bird, your parents can bird, your kids can bird.
Smithsonian Air & Space
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Bird Management that specializes in bird surveys.
US Fish & Wildlife Service
Words that sound like “bird”
Words one sound away from bird — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “bird”
Why real speech
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