How to pronounce number
Listen to number in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“number” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 1000 American · 1000 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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number of cases, number of prosecutions and number of convictions.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 40:15 · hear it here
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number one and number to face justice number one and number two anoth to face justice
Dept of Justice · watch from 25:04 · hear it here
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the number of warships, the number of submarines, the number of fighter jets or the number
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 25:48 · hear it here
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awesome number two sir number two
UK Parliament · watch from 4:45 · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of number. 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.