How to pronounce chess in American English
“chess” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to chess the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “chess” in: all accents · British English (47 clips)
“chess” in real sentences — American speakers
186 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
-
If you love chess, start up a chess club.
The Obama White House
-
Okay, you want to learn a chess, get how to play chess, get, you're observing chess
NSF
-
People love to watch chess.
Federal Reserve
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.