How to pronounce essay in British English
“essay” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to essay the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “essay” in: all accents · American English (172 clips)
“essay” in real sentences — British speakers
90 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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If you do an essay and you look up digital information for that essay, you will
The Scottish Parliament
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essay on Parnell, there is no comparative essay of that sort written by an Irish politician
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “essay”
Words one sound away from essay — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “essay”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of essay. 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.