How to pronounce busy in American English
“busy” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to busy the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“busy” 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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uh very busy uh very busy first day today tomorrow will be very busy uh we
NTSB
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be headed up there over the next six months will be busy busy busy doing all
NASA
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deserve because obviously, um, prosecutors are busy. Agents are busy.
Dept of Justice
Words that sound like “busy”
Words one sound away from busy — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “busy”
Why real speech
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