How to pronounce dirt in American English
“dirt” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to dirt the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “dirt” in: all accents · British English (81 clips)
“dirt” in real sentences — American speakers
663 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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[laughter] Dirt, hopefully, lunar dirt.
Smithsonian Air & Space
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accidentally swallow the dirt.
CDC
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I cover it up with dirt and pat down the dirt with my foot.
The Obama White House
Words that sound like “dirt”
Words one sound away from dirt — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of dirt. 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.