How to pronounce borrowed in American English
“borrowed” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to borrowed the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “borrowed” in: all accents · British English (158 clips)
“borrowed” in real sentences — American speakers
194 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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They operate on borrowed time.
Dept of Justice
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folks who borrowed before 2007.
The Obama White House
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borrowed from the Castro and Cuban playbooks.
State Department
Words that sound like “borrowed”
Words one sound away from borrowed — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “borrowed”
Why real speech
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