How to pronounce chess in British English
“chess” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to chess the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “chess” in: all accents · American English (186 clips)
“chess” in real sentences — British speakers
47 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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campaign or maybe a chess player a chess Grand Master preparing for a championship match what
The Scottish Parliament
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It is characterised by draughts players, not chess players.
The Scottish Parliament
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She was invited to some of their homes to play chess.
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “chess”
Words one sound away from chess — 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 chess. 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.