How to pronounce islands
Listen to islands in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
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“islands” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 545 American · 1000 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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Islands, Guam, and the US Virgin Islands.
Census Bureau · watch from 0:22 · hear it here
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Islands and also the western islands as well.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 99:26 · hear it here
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And faraway islands had fewer species than nearby islands.
National Park Service · watch from 4:22 · hear it here
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Mariana Islands Operation.
National Archives · watch from 29:41 · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of islands. 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.