How to pronounce late in American English
“late” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to late the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“late” 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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I kept him out late and he was late for work.
FEMA
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quite frequently of late.
The Obama White House
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of late gadolinium enhancement.
CDC
Words that sound like “late”
Words one sound away from late — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “late”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of late. 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.