How to pronounce precious
Listen to precious in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
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“precious” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 393 American · 746 British · 80 Australian · 5 New Zealand. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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precious is is is precious.
The 92nd Street Y · hear it here
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I wouldn't have my precious, precious kids.
The Diary Of A CEO · hear it here
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are precious. Indeed, they are so precious that we
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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our precious chalk streams.
UK Parliament · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of precious. 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.