How to pronounce limbo in British English
“limbo” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to limbo the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“limbo” in real sentences — British speakers
340 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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we are slightly in limbo.
The Scottish Parliament
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those people in limbo for years.
The Scottish Parliament
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in limbo i don't know what limbo is but it's a theological term and apparently it
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “limbo”
Words one sound away from limbo — 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 limbo. 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.