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How to pronounce jokes in British English

“jokes” pronunciation by British speakers

Listen to jokes the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.

“jokes” in real sentences — British speakers

73 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. politically incorrect jokes.

    The Scottish Parliament

  2. They're better at telling jokes.

    UK Parliament

  3. I sincerely hope that his jokes are better than Craig

    The Scottish Parliament

Words that sound like “jokes”

Words one sound away from jokes — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.

Other forms of “jokes”

Why real speech

A dictionary gives you one careful reading of jokes. 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.

Nearby words

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