How to pronounce pray in British English
“pray” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to pray the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“pray” in real sentences — British speakers
279 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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I do not always pray for the same things, but occasionally I might want to pray
The Scottish Parliament
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>> Dean: Pray silence for Stephen Langton, the Archbishop of Canterbury.
UK Parliament
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we must pray for all those left behind in ukraine to face the pityless
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “pray”
Words one sound away from pray — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “pray”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of pray. 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.