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How to pronounce merci

“merci” pronunciation in American English

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“merci” in real sentences

127 clips in the index · 49 American. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. enjoy your day thank you merci beaucoup merci beaucoup

    Archives NOLAlibrary

  2. SECRETARY BLINKEN: Merci.

    State Department

  3. "grazie," "merci" in French.

    TED

  4. NELLY BEN HAYOUN: Merci beaucoup.

    Talks at Google

Words that sound like “merci”

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

Other forms of “merci”

Why real speech

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