How to pronounce during in British English
“during” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to during the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“during” in real sentences — British speakers
1,000+ clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Parliament during labour shortages during the First World War.
UK Parliament
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constantly during that time.
The Scottish Parliament
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quality during the period 2015 to 2021. Scottish Water invested £40 million during that
The Scottish Parliament
Words that sound like “during”
Words one sound away from during — 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 during. 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.