How to pronounce steam in British English
“steam” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to steam the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “steam” in: all accents · American English (803 clips)
“steam” in real sentences — British speakers
264 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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steam engine, for instance.
The Scottish Parliament
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you use the hydrogen in a steam bo in a hydrogen steam boiler to do that.
The Scottish Parliament
Words that sound like “steam”
Words one sound away from steam — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “steam”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of steam. 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.