How to pronounce northern in American English
“northern” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to northern the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“northern” 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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You mentioned northern Syria.
The Obama White House
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peace in northern Ethiopia.
State Department
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2018 northern hemisphere season.
CDC
Words that sound like “northern”
Words one sound away from northern — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “northern”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of northern. 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.