How to pronounce start in American English
“start” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to start the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“start” 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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start talking about contracts, we start talking about farmers, we start talking about agriculture,
Dept of Justice
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start getting older, I start thinking about grand kids.
The Obama White House
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symptom onset dates, treatment start dates, and isolation start dates.
CDC
Words that sound like “start”
Words one sound away from start — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “start”
Why real speech
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