How to pronounce pretty in American English
“pretty” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to pretty the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“pretty” 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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They're looking pretty busy, pretty intense.
NASA
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critic, but you all are pretty good. Pretty good.
The Obama White House
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pretty diverse. Our Medicaid population is actually pretty young,
CDC
Words that sound like “pretty”
Words one sound away from pretty — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “pretty”
Why real speech
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