How to pronounce damages in American English
“damages” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to damages the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “damages” in: all accents · British English (336 clips)
“damages” in real sentences — American speakers
744 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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That's not true and it damages individuals and it damages communities.
The Obama White House
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Economic damages were enormous.
FEMA
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to repair certain damages.
GAO
Words that sound like “damages”
Words one sound away from damages — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “damages”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of damages. 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.