How to pronounce larkin
Listen to larkin in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“larkin” in real sentences
52 clips in the index · 9 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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quote Larkin again, Larkin, you know, always insisted that Hull was his place and he he
British Library · hear it here
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So that was John Larkin at the time.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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As Philip Larkin said, "They you up, your mom and dad.
Oxford Union · hear it here
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Hull is a city of poets, including Andrew Marvell, and it was home to Philip Larkin
UK Parliament · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of larkin. 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.