How to pronounce life in American English
“life” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to life the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “life” in: all accents · British English (1,000+ clips)
“life” 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 want to find living life, life that is alive today, life that is living in
NASA
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life is life and what they seek for the future.
The Obama White House
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it, you have a life to live. Live your life, baby girl.
CDC
Words that sound like “life”
Words one sound away from life — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “life”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of life. 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.