How to pronounce clever in British English
“clever” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to clever the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“clever” in real sentences — British speakers
329 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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the clever, adaptable gull.
The Scottish Parliament
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And it was a very clever system indeed.
UK Parliament
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Likewise, Jim Fairlie gave a very clever speech.
The Scottish Parliament
Words that sound like “clever”
Words one sound away from clever — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “clever”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of clever. 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.