How to pronounce surface in American English
“surface” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to surface the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“surface” in real sentences — American speakers
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surface markings obscured
FAA
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emerge at the surface, often in or near a surface water body.
USGS
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surface, in the humanities.
National Archives
Words that sound like “surface”
Words one sound away from surface — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “surface”
Why real speech
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