How to pronounce opium
Listen to opium 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.
“opium” in real sentences
244 clips in the index · 15 American · 14 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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uh invented the opium trade.
Oxford Union · hear it here
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and opium ruin your appetite.
The Royal Institution · hear it here
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So, they start growing opium.
British Library · hear it here
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back wild boar Skyfire hound and the Blackthorn Opium poppy monster name Blackthorn Opium poppy monster
Doraemon Recap · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of opium. 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.