How to pronounce brain in American English
“brain” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to brain the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“brain” 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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mild traumatic brain injury underwent functional neuroimaging of the brain.
NIH
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brain, they see other regions of the brain light up.
Census Bureau
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She had a brain tumor, a severe brain tumor, a meningioma tumor.
Smithsonian Air & Space
Words that sound like “brain”
Words one sound away from brain — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “brain”
Why real speech
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