How to pronounce lime in British English
“lime” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to lime the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “lime” in: all accents · American English (58 clips)
“lime” in real sentences — British speakers
60 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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lime plans, but just in one way.
The Scottish Parliament
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Plaster lime plaster but also gypsum that we didn't expect.
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “lime”
Words one sound away from lime — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “lime”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of lime. 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.