How to pronounce calves
Listen to calves in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“calves” in real sentences
307 clips in the index · 92 American · 121 British · 1 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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and leaving the calves leaving the calves to die and suffer on the hill.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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Your calves are tight, right?
The Diary Of A CEO · hear it here
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Have some calves in here.
US Fish & Wildlife Service · hear it here
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how to identify sick calves versus healthy calves and when antibiotic treatment might be necessary.
CDC · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of calves. 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.