How to pronounce once in British English
“once” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to once the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“once” in real sentences — British speakers
1,000+ clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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once to pay ourselves a minimum wage once once a one month you know that's the
The Scottish Parliament
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foundations of the house here in Britain. Once again, once again, the chancellor is
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “once”
Words one sound away from once — 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 once. 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.