How to pronounce courteous
Listen to courteous in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
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“courteous” in real sentences
266 clips in the index · 12 American · 208 British · 1 New Zealand. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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not necessarily courteous.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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courteous hearing, and that every other colleague then gets a courteous hearing.
UK Parliament · hear it here
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courteous and respectful manner.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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supporter uh and courteous, right?
Intelligence Squared · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of courteous. 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.