How to pronounce colonies in American English
“colonies” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to colonies the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“colonies” in real sentences — American speakers
731 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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colonies and males form bachelor colonies.
US Fish & Wildlife Service
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maintain breeding colonies.
NIH
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It was noted to have light growth, very tiny colonies, pinpoint colonies.
CDC
Words that sound like “colonies”
Words one sound away from colonies — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “colonies”
Why real speech
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