How to pronounce shy in British English
“shy” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to shy the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “shy” in: all accents · American English (896 clips)
“shy” in real sentences — British speakers
631 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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We are not blind nor shy shy away from the challenges that remain.
The Scottish Parliament
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is a bit shy of the mark.
The Scottish Parliament
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were probably the most shy in class.
UK Parliament
Words that sound like “shy”
Words one sound away from shy — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “shy”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of shy. 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.