How to pronounce smarts in American English
“smarts” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to smarts the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“smarts” in real sentences — American speakers
62 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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street smarts, and smarts on your feet really fast.
The Obama White House
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know, with all of her smarts.
National Archives
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He's an incredible guy, a lot of courage and smarts.
The White House
Words that sound like “smarts”
Words one sound away from smarts — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “smarts”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of smarts. 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.