How to pronounce importance in American English
“importance” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to importance the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“importance” 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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public health importance.
CDC
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of enormous national importance.
The Obama White House
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importance does not change.
Federal Reserve
Words that sound like “importance”
Words one sound away from importance — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
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