How to pronounce likes in American English
“likes” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to likes the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“likes” 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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Anybody who likes to eat likes to cook, right?
The Obama White House
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of China, that likes to threaten, that likes to sabotage, that likes to use economic coercion
State Department
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You know what it likes to eat, what it likes to drink.
FAA
Words that sound like “likes”
Words one sound away from likes — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “likes”
Why real speech
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