How to pronounce delight in British English
“delight” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to delight the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “delight” in: all accents · American English (212 clips)
“delight” in real sentences — British speakers
159 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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I say that I take a great delight and will continue to great take great delight
UK Parliament
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Um the delight on his face.
The Scottish Parliament
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This time to her delight, Kate marched with the actresses.
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “delight”
Words one sound away from delight — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “delight”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of delight. 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.