How to pronounce brilliant in British English
“brilliant” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to brilliant the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “brilliant” in: all accents · American English (977 clips)
“brilliant” in real sentences — British speakers
1,000+ clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Brilliant brilliant thing.
The Scottish Parliament
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Brilliant piece of work. Absolutely brilliant.
UK Parliament
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I tell you, Mr Speaker, our health service is run by brilliant people—brilliant doctors, brilliant nurses
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “brilliant”
Words one sound away from brilliant — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “brilliant”
Why real speech
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