How to pronounce kai in American English
“kai” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to kai the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “kai” in: all accents · British English (40 clips)
“kai” in real sentences — American speakers
87 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Kai Rysdall from Marketplace in NPR.
The Obama White House
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detained Americans Mark Swidan, Kai Li, and David Lin?
State Department
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Unwanaobong Udoko, Shereitte Stokes, Kai Elgethun, and partner Simone Charles.
CDC
Words that sound like “kai”
Words one sound away from kai — 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 kai. 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.