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How to pronounce happily in British English
“happily” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to happily the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“happily” in real sentences — British speakers
763 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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happily take those forward
UK Parliament
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now still happily occupied.
The Scottish Parliament
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of happily. 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.