How to pronounce halves in British English
“halves” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to halves the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “halves” in: all accents · American English (80 clips)
“halves” in real sentences — British speakers
35 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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You can think of it as two halves.
The Scottish Parliament
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allowance to encourage investments in shale gas that halves tax rates on early profits.
UK Parliament
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the two halves the solicitor profession and The Advocates profession The Advocates led by the very
The Scottish Parliament
Words that sound like “halves”
Words one sound away from halves — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “halves”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of halves. 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.