How to pronounce knew in American English
“knew” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to knew the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“knew” 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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I knew the regulations, I knew all those things.
US Fish & Wildlife Service
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Who knew Ed Wood knew all along? Really impressive.
Smithsonian Air & Space
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He knew. We all knew, but there was hope.
The Obama White House
Words that sound like “knew”
Words one sound away from knew — 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 knew. 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.