How to pronounce fait
Listen to fait 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.
“fait” in real sentences
86 clips in the index · 1 American · 78 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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many see as almost a fait accompli.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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write speeches on subjects that he's not particularly au fait with.
UK Parliament · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of fait. 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.