How to pronounce okay in American English
“okay” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to okay the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “okay” in: all accents · British English (1,000+ clips)
“okay” 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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QUESTION: Okay. MS NAUERT: Okay.
State Department
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trouble should be working okay okay hopefully um okay good thank you Brittney uh
US Fish & Wildlife Service
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(Romana): Okay, okay I’ll give you a call.
Census Bureau
Words that sound like “okay”
Words one sound away from okay — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “okay”
Why real speech
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