How to pronounce mainly in British English
“mainly” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to mainly the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“mainly” in real sentences — British speakers
1,000+ clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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mainly workshops mainly workshops youth groups crafts storytelling open mics we
The Scottish Parliament
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Those workers, who are mainly women and mainly black and ethnic minority, and disabled
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “mainly”
Words one sound away from mainly — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “mainly”
Why real speech
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