How to pronounce dear in British English
“dear” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to dear the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“dear” in real sentences — British speakers
814 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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>>Emily Thornberry: Dear oh dear.
UK Parliament
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>> oh dear, Dear this is what passes our scrutiny.
The Scottish Parliament
Words that sound like “dear”
Words one sound away from dear — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “dear”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of dear. 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.