How to pronounce chef in American English
“chef” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to chef the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “chef” in: all accents · British English (50 clips)
“chef” 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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Award for Outstanding Chef, the highest honor for a chef.
The Obama White House
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can tell she's a real Chef because she is dressed like a chef and thank you
NASA
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He's also very accomplished pastry chef.
CDC
Words that sound like “chef”
Words one sound away from chef — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “chef”
Why real speech
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