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How to pronounce lai in American English
“lai” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to lai the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“lai” in real sentences — American speakers
62 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Washington, here in Washington, is located – Jimmy Lai Way.
State Department
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I discussed -- The Press: What about Jimmy Lai, Mr.
The White House
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So the My Lai Massacre was first written about at that time.
Smithsonian Air & Space
Words that sound like “lai”
Words one sound away from lai — 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 lai. 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.