How to pronounce principals in British English
“principals” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to principals the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “principals” in: all accents · American English (333 clips)
“principals” in real sentences — British speakers
285 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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principals wanting to meet me.
The Scottish Parliament
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Cambridge headteachers and principals mentioned plenty of positives.
UK Parliament
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how much student associations could challenge their principals and boards.
The Scottish Parliament
Words that sound like “principals”
Words one sound away from principals — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “principals”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of principals. 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.