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How to pronounce coffee in American English

“coffee” pronunciation by American speakers

Listen to coffee the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.

“coffee” in real sentences — American speakers

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  1. Coffee is outside if you want coffee.

    The Obama White House

  2. for him was a bag of coffee of instant coffee bag of instant coffee travel a

    NASA

  3. And we went out for coffee, because Coffee with an Economist.

    Federal Reserve

Words that sound like “coffee”

Words one sound away from coffee — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.

Other forms of “coffee”

Why real speech

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