How to pronounce british in American English
“british” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to british the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “british” in: all accents · British English (1,000+ clips)
“british” 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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British soil, about a British law enforcement action.
The Obama White House
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The British are — the British are calling for sanctions.
State Department
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to boycott British goods.
US National Archives
Words that sound like “british”
Words one sound away from british — 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 british. 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.