How to pronounce civil in British English
“civil” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to civil the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“civil” in real sentences — British speakers
1,000+ clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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civil partnerships, too. I have just signed the Civil Partnership
The Scottish Parliament
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Civil Liberties - or the Council for Civil Liberties, as it was originally known - from
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “civil”
Words one sound away from civil — 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 civil. 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.