How to pronounce namely in American English
“namely” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to namely the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“namely” in real sentences — American speakers
670 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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namely illness and death.
NIH
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namely minority or non-minority.
Census Bureau
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Both sides, namely the U.S.
State Department
Words that sound like “namely”
Words one sound away from namely — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “namely”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of namely. 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.