How to pronounce mayday
Listen to mayday 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.
“mayday” in real sentences
101 clips in the index · 51 American · 9 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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you the most range the most control make a radio call Mayday Mayday Mayday give your
FAA · hear it here
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The other four firefighters heard the verbal Mayday and a Mayday was transmitted over the radio.
NIST · hear it here
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But seconds later, the captain called Mayday.
60 Minutes Australia · hear it here
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And then um she's also a member of Mayday.
The 92nd Street Y · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of mayday. 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.