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How to pronounce bus in American English

“bus” pronunciation by American speakers

Listen to bus the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.

“bus” in real sentences — American speakers

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  1. middle age bus, an old bus?

    NTSB

  2. latty um common bus the modular bus design

    NASA

  3. BUS IN POLITICAL COVERAGE.

    National Archives

Words that sound like “bus”

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Other forms of “bus”

Why real speech

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