How to pronounce festive in American English
“festive” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to festive the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “festive” in: all accents · British English (253 clips)
“festive” in real sentences — American speakers
69 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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were used to for festive occasions but this occasion was not festive at all according to
Voice of America
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And there was a festive spirit.
NIST
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It was a very festive occasion.
The White House
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.