How to pronounce gently in British English
“gently” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to gently the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “gently” in: all accents · American English (382 clips)
“gently” in real sentences — British speakers
733 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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I gently suggest to the Government— If it cares to listen, I gently suggest to the
The Scottish Parliament
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members of parliament I think people wanted to see that but I would gently gently remind
UK Parliament
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I just make that point very gently.
The Scottish Parliament
Words that sound like “gently”
Words one sound away from gently — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “gently”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of gently. 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.