How to pronounce second
Listen to second in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“second” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 1000 American · 1000 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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Okay, second second question first.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 49:04 · hear it here
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As second in comman second in command of the second in command of the division second
Dept of Justice · watch from 0:16 · hear it here
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Just taking a second for a second.
Census Bureau · watch from 33:53 · hear it here
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OH, JUST ONE SECOND. JUST ONE SECOND.
UK Parliament · watch from 4:35 · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of second. 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.