How to pronounce brass in British English
“brass” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to brass the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “brass” in: all accents · American English (167 clips)
“brass” in real sentences — British speakers
217 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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What an absolute brass neck.
The Scottish Parliament
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brass plaque, dulled by age.
UK Parliament
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That really takes a bit of a brass neck.
The Scottish Parliament
Words that sound like “brass”
Words one sound away from brass — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of brass. 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.