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How to pronounce rah in American English
“rah” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to rah the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“rah” in real sentences — American speakers
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Rah, rah, USA, all 100% NASA.
Smithsonian Air & Space
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This isn't kind of a rah-rah speech.
The Obama White House
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do like something loud, like “rah-rah” type sound, and then he would switch between the two.
State Department
Words that sound like “rah”
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Why real speech
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