How to pronounce lofty in American English
“lofty” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to lofty the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “lofty” in: all accents · British English (52 clips)
“lofty” in real sentences — American speakers
93 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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We have lofty expectations of ourselves, but we don't often do lofty in our music.
The Obama White House
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Yeah, so it's a lofty goal, for sure.
NSF
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and maybe lofty but to turn unhealthy work into healthy work.
CDC
Words that sound like “lofty”
Words one sound away from lofty — 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 lofty. 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.