How to pronounce serious in American English
“serious” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to serious the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“serious” 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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serious health conditions.
CDC
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This effort is serious and should be the subject of serious debate.
The Obama White House
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very serious humanitarian issues.
State Department
Words that sound like “serious”
Words one sound away from serious — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “serious”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of serious. 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.