How to pronounce half in American English
“half” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to half the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“half” in real sentences — American speakers
1,000+ clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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go half and half or more than half and half and i'm thinking you're really working
FEMA
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We have 26 authors, half Democrats, and half republicans.
The Obama White House
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the water. Half of it submerged, the other half
Smithsonian Air & Space
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.