How to pronounce calves in American English
“calves” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to calves the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “calves” in: all accents · British English (121 clips)
“calves” in real sentences — American speakers
117 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Have some calves in here.
US Fish & Wildlife Service
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how to identify sick calves versus healthy calves and when antibiotic treatment might be necessary.
CDC
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cattle antibodies or cow antibodies in these four calves.
NIH
Words that sound like “calves”
Words one sound away from calves — 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 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.