How to pronounce modal in American English
“modal” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to modal the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “modal” in: all accents · British English (380 clips)
“modal” in real sentences — American speakers
104 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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What I heard around the table was, as they submitted their modal forecasts, their modal forecasts-to
Federal Reserve
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skies agreements and other multi-modal issues.
The Obama White House
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modal offices and highway safety and marine safety.
NTSB
Words that sound like “modal”
Words one sound away from modal — 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 modal. 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.