How to pronounce nous
“nous” pronunciation in British and American English
Listen to nous in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“nous” in real sentences
98 clips in the index · 1 American · 3 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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and insight and nous that others might not necessarily see.
British Library
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On lui donne comme ça et il nous rend comme ça.
Intelligence Squared
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ne nous laissent pas sur mon nom mais c'est bien Beyoncé.
Penguin Books UK
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that, which might involve thinking about bringing in somebody with some business nous.
The Scottish Parliament
Words that sound like “nous”
Words one sound away from nous — 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 nous. 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.