How to pronounce sun in American English
“sun” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to sun the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “sun” in: all accents · British English (519 clips)
“sun” 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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The sun is up. The sun is yellow.
The Obama White House
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moon was lit by the sun I couldn't see the sun the sun was
NASA
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the day and the sun came up and then in the evening the sun
US Fish & Wildlife Service
Words that sound like “sun”
Words one sound away from sun — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “sun”
Why real speech
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