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How to pronounce rugby in British English
“rugby” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to rugby the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“rugby” in real sentences — British speakers
589 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Flora Jackson mentioned rugby.
The Scottish Parliament
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the English rugby league team
UK Parliament
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of rugby. 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.