How to pronounce small in American English
“small” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to small the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“small” in real sentences — American speakers
1,000+ clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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for small areas and small population groups.
Census Bureau
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women-owned small business hub zone small business and service disabled veteran small businesses so
NASA
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with small costs and and um small small incentives so um that's the challenge that we
FTC
Words that sound like “small”
Words one sound away from small — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “small”
Why real speech
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