How to pronounce matter
Listen to matter in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“matter” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 1000 American · 1000 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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equipment will matter, training will matter, and minutes will matter.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 4:52 · hear it here
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If democracy is to matter, if elections matter, then mandates matter.
UK Parliament · watch from 14:57 · hear it here
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Disabled people matter. Their rights matter.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 32:58 · hear it here
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matter of skill, but as a matter of signaling.
Federal Reserve · watch from 78:58 · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of matter. 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.