How to pronounce leslie in American English
“leslie” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to leslie the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “leslie” in: all accents · British English (270 clips)
“leslie” in real sentences — American speakers
702 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Nadia Leslie Bremer, Peru.
US National Archives
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Leslie, and then Donovan.
The Obama White House
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Leslie Caldwell: Thank you, Lisa.
Dept of Justice
Words that sound like “leslie”
Words one sound away from leslie — 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 leslie. 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.