How to pronounce carbon in American English
“carbon” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to carbon the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“carbon” 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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address carbon comprehensibly, carbon pollution comprehensibly.
The Obama White House
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department position about carbon tax, carbon frontier tax.
State Department
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nowadays, but later catalyzed carbon-carbon bond forming reactions.
NSF
Words that sound like “carbon”
Words one sound away from carbon — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
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