How to pronounce chief in American English
“chief” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to chief the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“chief” 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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Chief Postal Inspector Gary Barksdale, IRS-CI Chief Jim Lee, and FDA Investigative Services Division Chief
Dept of Justice
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chief chief Cody so I certainly would echo what the secretary and the chief have had
U.S. Air Force
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the police chief -- the Chief of Police how to code.
The Obama White House
Words that sound like “chief”
Words one sound away from chief — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “chief”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of chief. 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.