How to pronounce festive in British English
“festive” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to festive the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “festive” in: all accents · American English (69 clips)
“festive” in real sentences — British speakers
253 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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and over the festive season?
The Scottish Parliament
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and during the festive period?
The Scottish Parliament
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and Christmas trees are not festive trees
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “festive”
Words one sound away from festive — 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 festive. 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.