How to pronounce mad in British English
“mad” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to mad the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “mad” in: all accents · American English (617 clips)
“mad” in real sentences — British speakers
162 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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The whole party seemed quite mad.
UK Parliament
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Even the highly respected Robin McCalpine said, "For God's sake, get us off this mad mad
The Scottish Parliament
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go mad and letting parents make the choice.
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “mad”
Words one sound away from mad — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “mad”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of mad. 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.