How to pronounce jail in American English
“jail” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to jail the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “jail” in: all accents · British English (348 clips)
“jail” 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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Lewis, the jail within the jail.
The Obama White House
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WHEN A COMMUNITY RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF ITS JAIL, ADDRESSES JAIL-RELATED ISSUES, AND SUPPORTS THE JAIL
Dept of Justice
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Palestinian children in jail?
State Department
Words that sound like “jail”
Words one sound away from jail — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “jail”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of jail. 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.