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How to pronounce esperanza
“esperanza” pronunciation in American and British English
Listen to esperanza in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“esperanza” in real sentences
88 clips in the index · 12 American · 1 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Sting, and Esperanza Spalding.
The Obama White House
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Esperanza Ghandour, a beloved kindergarten principal, is one of them.
PBS NewsHour
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And also, I'm going to meet Billy Esperanza, uh taco scholar.
First We Feast
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See, Esperanza’s discomfort in her house mirrors her discomfort with her own identity.
CrashCourse
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of esperanza. 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.