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How to pronounce ski in American English

“ski” pronunciation by American speakers

Listen to ski the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.

“ski” in real sentences — American speakers

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  1. places including the Norwegian ski wax ski waxers who helped the ski wax team I mean

    CDC

  2. Keeping more of the ski flat on the snow causes the ski to sink less, and

    NSF

  3. I'm proud that he chose to ski on a ski area on National Forest System lands

    US Forest Service

Words that sound like “ski”

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