How to pronounce imperial in American English
“imperial” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to imperial the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“imperial” in real sentences — American speakers
203 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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cities, Imperial and El Centro.
Census Bureau
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Imperial driving laws and enforcement
NTSB
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privileges and responsibilities, uh imperial duties.
US National Archives
Words that sound like “imperial”
Words one sound away from imperial — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of imperial. 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.