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How to pronounce liao

“liao” pronunciation in American English

Listen to liao 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.

“liao” in real sentences

13 clips in the index · 1 American. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. Liao dynasty, which encompasses the nomadic and pastoral groups of the northern steppe.

    TED-Ed

  2. It was actually a suggestion of Nick Liao, who's a Team Coco person.

    Team Coco

  3. Chang and, "The Corpse Walker" real stories, China from the bottom up by Liao Yiwu.

    Penguin Platform

  4. propellers since becoming operational the Liao ning has served largely to show the flag and develop

    U.S. Naval Institute

Words that sound like “liao”

Words one sound away from liao — 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 liao. 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.

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