How to pronounce plates in British English
“plates” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to plates the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“plates” in real sentences — British speakers
167 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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>> make plates for To warships.
The Scottish Parliament
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plates which which were quite good.
UK Parliament
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Back in the 1950s we didn't use porcelain plates.
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “plates”
Words one sound away from plates — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “plates”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of plates. 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.