How to pronounce fives
Listen to fives 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.
“fives” in real sentences
171 clips in the index · 33 American · 47 British · 1 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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would those top fives be?
The Diary Of A CEO · hear it here
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policies, our checklists, our take fives.
Geoscience Australia · hear it here
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It's like high-fives all around.
CDC · hear it here
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We should focus on the under-fives.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of fives. 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.