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How to pronounce boats in British English

“boats” pronunciation by British speakers

Listen to boats the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.

“boats” in real sentences — British speakers

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  1. quelling troublesome fishing boats?

    The Scottish Parliament

  2. need large sporting boats.

    The Scottish Parliament

  3. to tackle the problem of small boats Crossings including the largest ever boats deal with France

    UK Parliament

Words that sound like “boats”

Words one sound away from boats — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.

Other forms of “boats”

Why real speech

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