How to pronounce hour in British English
“hour” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to hour the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“hour” in real sentences — British speakers
1,000+ clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Every hour of committee time, every hour of research resource and every hour of attention that
The Scottish Parliament
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here for half an hour, an hour. And I could do what I wanted
The Scottish Parliament
Words that sound like “hour”
Words one sound away from hour — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “hour”
Why real speech
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