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How to pronounce semi in American English
“semi” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to semi the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“semi” in real sentences — American speakers
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or semi-quantitative result.
CDC
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public or semi-public fashion?
The Obama White House
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of large semi-circular designs.
USGS
Words that sound like “semi”
Words one sound away from semi — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “semi”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of semi. 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.