How to pronounce lake in American English
“lake” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to lake the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“lake” 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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Likewise, lake-levels have been dropping in the Lake Michigan and Lake Heron system.
USGS
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Lake City -- I'm sorry, in South Lake Tahoe.
The Obama White House
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the lake, and it was a fairly sizable lake.
Smithsonian Air & Space
Words that sound like “lake”
Words one sound away from lake — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “lake”
Why real speech
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