How to pronounce shake in American English
“shake” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to shake the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “shake” in: all accents · British English (218 clips)
“shake” in real sentences — American speakers
928 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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going to shake something up.
The Obama White House
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They will not shake hands.
Dept of Justice
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shake in this administrative hearing.
US National Archives
Words that sound like “shake”
Words one sound away from shake — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “shake”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of shake. 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.