How to pronounce knives in British English
“knives” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to knives the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “knives” in: all accents · American English (96 clips)
“knives” in real sentences — British speakers
251 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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We have legislated to ban dangerous knives, including zombie knives.
UK Parliament
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weapons, including knives?
The Scottish Parliament
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where people are you know possessing knives and and using knives.
10 Downing Street
Words that sound like “knives”
Words one sound away from knives — 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 knives. 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.