How to pronounce played in American English
“played” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to played the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“played” 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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sports I played played football I played basketball and uh lots of different things mostly in
NASA
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I played linebacker in the National Football League, played in the NCAA, played high school ball,
The Obama White House
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So we’re grateful to have played the role we’ve played.
State Department
Words that sound like “played”
Words one sound away from played — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “played”
Why real speech
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