How to pronounce half in British English
“half” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to half the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“half” in real sentences — British speakers
1,000+ clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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And more than half of all respondents, so half of all the two and a half
The Scottish Parliament
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spent less than 10 minutes coming up with yesterday's half-hearted, half-baked, and already half-botched
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “half”
Words one sound away from half — 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 half. 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.