How to pronounce forties in British English
“forties” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to forties the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “forties” in: all accents · American English (31 clips)
“forties” in real sentences — British speakers
60 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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the Forties pipeline system is minimal.
The Scottish Parliament
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The member is absolutely right to raise the importance of the Forties pipeline.
The Scottish Parliament
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you think a lot of women considered to be old in their forties and fifties women
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “forties”
Words one sound away from forties — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “forties”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of forties. 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.