How to pronounce civilian in American English
“civilian” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to civilian the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “civilian” in: all accents · British English (586 clips)
“civilian” 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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reduce civilian casualties?
The Obama White House
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civilian nuclear program.
State Department
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civilian occupation, personal description.
National Archives
Words that sound like “civilian”
Words one sound away from civilian — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “civilian”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of civilian. 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.