How to pronounce rural in American English
“rural” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to rural the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“rural” 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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from three agencies with the usda rural development mission area rural housing service or RHS rural
USDA
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In some places like rural Texas and rural Colorado and rural West Virginia the block can
Census Bureau
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Propelled by one unique twist on built for rural by rural.
The Obama White House
Words that sound like “rural”
Words one sound away from rural — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of rural. 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.