How to pronounce lists
Listen to lists in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“lists” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 444 American · 1000 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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accommodation waiting lists.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 35:12 · hear it here
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die on waiting lists—now, those waiting lists are at record lows.
UK Parliament · watch from 3:23 · hear it here
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health service waiting lists?
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 13:28 · hear it here
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we call correlation lists.
Census Bureau · watch from 47:43 · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of lists. 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.