How to pronounce promises in British English
“promises” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to promises the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“promises” 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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This government made promises to our pensioners, promises kept, promises on our NHS, promises kept.
UK Parliament
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a financial resolution. Promises were made—promises that should be kept.
The Scottish Parliament
Words that sound like “promises”
Words one sound away from promises — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “promises”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of promises. 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.