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How to pronounce mei in American English

“mei” pronunciation by American speakers

Listen to mei the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.

“mei” in real sentences — American speakers

27 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. MR PATEL: Final question, Tan Tam Mei from The Straits Times.

    State Department

  2. Ann Mei Chang: The skills that we have as technologists in the private sector are still

    The Obama White House

  3. which is the parent company of Barry County telephone at Mei telecom has been offering telecommunication

    USDA

Words that sound like “mei”

Words one sound away from mei — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.

Why real speech

A dictionary gives you one careful reading of mei. 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.

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