How to pronounce decent
Listen to decent in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“decent” in real sentences
876 clips in the index · 146 American · 730 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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decent jobs, paying decent wages and bridging the skills gap.
UK Parliament · watch from 3:16 · hear it here
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They tend to get decent levels of wage with decent employers.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 63:35 · hear it here
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Some decent questions, now!
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 13:09 · hear it here
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actually get decent population
NIH · watch from 8:43 · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of decent. 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.