How to pronounce obey in American English
“obey” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to obey the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “obey” in: all accents · British English (100 clips)
“obey” in real sentences — American speakers
139 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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“Why do people obey the law?” Do they obey the law because they fear the consequences
Dept of Justice
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who demand that government obey them.
National Archives
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That's the equation that they obey.
NIST
Words that sound like “obey”
Words one sound away from obey — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “obey”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of obey. 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.