How to pronounce expressive in British English
“expressive” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to expressive the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “expressive” in: all accents · American English (73 clips)
“expressive” in real sentences — British speakers
42 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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I was surrounded by a visually vibrant and expressive community.
The Scottish Parliament
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I was surrounded by a visually vibrant and expressive community.
The Scottish Parliament
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British Sign Language is difficult, but it is expressive and children will grasp that.
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “expressive”
Words one sound away from expressive — 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 expressive. 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.