How to pronounce listen
Listen to listen in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“listen” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 1000 American · 1000 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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evaluating listen listen listen listen not to just respond but listen to change the game reimagine
NIH · watch from 145:11 · hear it here
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But but yeah, uh listen, listen, but listen.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 108:08 · hear it here
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Listen to that rabble. Listen to them.
UK Parliament · watch from 43:18 · hear it here
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We’re also trying to listen – listen to our partners, listen to their needs.
State Department · watch from 4:48 · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of listen. 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.