How to pronounce hmm in American English
“hmm” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to hmm the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “hmm” in: all accents · British English (29 clips)
“hmm” in real sentences — American speakers
864 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Elianne Ramos: Um-hmm, um-hmm.
The Obama White House
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MS NAUERT: Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
State Department
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Jennifer Haythornthwaite: Hmm.
NIH
Words that sound like “hmm”
Words one sound away from hmm — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
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