How to pronounce strait in American English
“strait” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to strait the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “strait” in: all accents
“strait” in real sentences — American speakers
704 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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strait, more tankers through the strait?
The White House
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Strait and stability across the Taiwan Strait be preserved.
State Department
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cross-Strait relationship.
The Obama White House
Words that sound like “strait”
Words one sound away from strait — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “strait”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of strait. 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.