How to pronounce mains
Listen to mains in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“mains” in real sentences
203 clips in the index · 35 American · 86 British · 9 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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mains were supported the mains and identified the mains to get to that great end and
DCCEEW · hear it here
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We were the only people living there, no mains water, no mains electricity.
British Library · hear it here
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year, without plugging into the mains?
The Royal Institution · hear it here
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one of its mains desired outcomes
UNSGSA · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of mains. 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.