How to pronounce knows in American English
“knows” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to knows the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“knows” 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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kitchen table he knows the lingo he knows the world he knows the culture
U.S. Navy
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we have Jermaine Gibson anyone who knows Jermaine knows that we
Dept of Labor
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Nobody knows, nobody knows anything about where the pain comes from.
NIH
Words that sound like “knows”
Words one sound away from knows — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
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