How to pronounce past in American English
“past” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to past the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“past” 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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And — MR MILLER: In the past few days – in the past week, past few
State Department
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different than the relationship in the past. In the past, the company said we
The Obama White House
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definitely Remains the hottest spot for the past months the past half a year
Voice of America
Words that sound like “past”
Words one sound away from past — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “past”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of past. 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.