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How to pronounce sodium in American English
“sodium” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to sodium the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “sodium” in: all accents · British English (56 clips)
“sodium” in real sentences — American speakers
335 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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sodium, rather than lithium.
NSF
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sodium thiosulfate, but only in 33% of the kids who did receive sodium thiosulfate.
NIH
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seventh car which resulted in its cargo of sodium chlorate which released its cargo of sodium
NTSB
Words that sound like “sodium”
Words one sound away from sodium — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
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