How to pronounce difficult in American English
“difficult” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to difficult the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“difficult” in real sentences — American speakers
1,000+ clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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This is a difficult, difficult challenge.
State Department
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triggering and difficult and talking about some difficult topics.
NIH
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might be a difficult a difficult case to make
FTC
Words that sound like “difficult”
Words one sound away from difficult — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
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