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How to pronounce captains in American English
“captains” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to captains the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“captains” in real sentences — American speakers
211 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Captains paced their decks.
The Obama White House
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Ship captains also mobilized.
National Archives
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the Embraer captains at 90% of whatever the A320 captains are at, and then 60% in
Smithsonian Air & Space
Other forms of “captains”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of captains. 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.