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How to pronounce sri in American English

“sri” pronunciation by American speakers

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

“sri” in real sentences — American speakers

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  1. Circuit Court nominee, Sri Srinivasan.

    The Obama White House

  2. India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh.

    State Department

  3. in Sri Lanka and which many Sri Lankans blame for the economic crisis opposition leader premadasa

    Voice of America

Words that sound like “sri”

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