How to pronounce metal in American English
“metal” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to metal the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“metal” in real sentences — American speakers
1,000+ clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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smelled like metal hot metal
NASA
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Is it precious metal, base metal?"
Census Bureau
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precious metal or as its most productive metal.
NIST
Words that sound like “metal”
Words one sound away from metal — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “metal”
Why real speech
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