How to pronounce sir in British English
“sir” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to sir the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “sir” in: all accents · American English (1,000+ clips)
“sir” in real sentences — British speakers
1,000+ clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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sir good morning sir good morning sir this happened on every occasion and I
UK Parliament
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>> Fawkes: Gunpowder, Sir.
UK Parliament
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have to call you sir and you have to call me sir.
The Scottish Parliament
Words that sound like “sir”
Words one sound away from sir — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “sir”
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.