How to pronounce black in British English
“black” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to black the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“black” in real sentences — British speakers
1,000+ clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Black to be followed by Laura Middy. Don Black.
The Scottish Parliament
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pollution in London, they just painted it black, black and gold.
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “black”
Words one sound away from black — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “black”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of black. 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.