How to pronounce nearly in American English
“nearly” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to nearly the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“nearly” 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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for nearly three decades.
State Department
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Nearly 270,000 miles away.
NASA
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now nearly two months ago.
The Obama White House
Words that sound like “nearly”
Words one sound away from nearly — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “nearly”
Why real speech
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