How to pronounce boy
Listen to boy in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“boy” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 537 American · 557 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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You generally say things like, "Boy that Billy's smart, boy Susie is smart boy, "boy, Jordan
Smithsonian Air & Space · watch from 38:50 · hear it here
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A boy spins around on a playground ride and another boy climbs.
National Park Service · watch from 0:37 · hear it here
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>> Kirsten Johansen: Oh, boy.
NIH · watch from 153:24 · hear it here
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>> O..Boy. >> Or endured.
NIST · watch from 0:11 · hear it here
Why real speech
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