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How to pronounce songs in American English

“songs” pronunciation by American speakers

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

“songs” in real sentences — American speakers

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  1. Gospel songs are the songs of hope."

    The Obama White House

  2. traditional songs and yes, we will be playing those songs together and singing those songs.

    NASA

  3. And songs that were political songs, and songs that were really sort of remaking form.

    Smithsonian Air & Space

Words that sound like “songs”

Words one sound away from songs — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.

Other forms of “songs”

Why real speech

A dictionary gives you one careful reading of songs. 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.

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