How to pronounce police in British English
“police” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to police the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“police” 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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Police pay is negotiated through two separate processes—the Police Negotiating Board for Scotland for police officers’
The Scottish Parliament
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and more armed police on the streets. Since June 2013, our police, security and
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “police”
Words one sound away from police — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “police”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of police. 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.