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How to pronounce fir in British English
“fir” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to fir the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“fir” in real sentences — British speakers
28 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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the fir just in terms of the first review.
The Scottish Parliament
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as there are virtually no redeployment opportunities surely this means if fir fail a fitness test
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “fir”
Words one sound away from fir — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “fir”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of fir. 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.