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How to pronounce happiness in American English
“happiness” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to happiness the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “happiness” in: all accents · British English (163 clips)
“happiness” in real sentences — American speakers
630 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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even happiness, sometimes.
The Obama White House
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and the pursuit of happiness.
State Department
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to the pursuit of happiness.
The White House
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of happiness. 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.