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How to pronounce mac in American English
“mac” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to mac the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “mac” in: all accents · British English (44 clips)
“mac” in real sentences — American speakers
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rather neutral in MAC 239.
NIH
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
The Obama White House
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Well, I knew Mac Baldrige, and I know Mac Baldrige, but he began his tenure
NIST
Words that sound like “mac”
Words one sound away from mac — 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 mac. 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.