How to pronounce sir
Listen to sir in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“sir” 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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we walked around the attendance kept saying good morning sir good morning sir good morning sir
UK Parliament · watch from 6:03 · hear it here
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I'll go to you right here sir yes sir
NTSB · watch from 17:59 · hear it here
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>> Fawkes: Gunpowder, Sir.
UK Parliament · watch from 3:37 · hear it here
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>> Minister >> First sir.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 17:08 · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of sir. 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.