How to pronounce illegal in American English
“illegal” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to illegal the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“illegal” in real sentences — American speakers
1,000+ clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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an illegal invasion and an illegal occupation by – or illegal invasion by Russia and continues
State Department
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ers, illegal aliens, etc.
USDA
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automatically illegal, is it?
Dept of Justice
Words that sound like “illegal”
Words one sound away from illegal — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “illegal”
Why real speech
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