How to pronounce tales in British English
“tales” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to tales the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “tales” in: all accents · American English (89 clips)
“tales” in real sentences — British speakers
82 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Leadership is not selling fairy tales.
UK Parliament
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like Susie Biggs under Curly Tales publishing.
The Scottish Parliament
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Such stories are commonplace, and I am sure that members across the chamber have similar tales
The Scottish Parliament
Words that sound like “tales”
Words one sound away from tales — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “tales”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of tales. 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.