How to pronounce tap in American English
“tap” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to tap the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“tap” 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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like so: Tap tap tap tap tap.
NASA
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And it was just tap, tap, tap -- I don't know what they're doing.
The White House
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And asking for miracles in 30 seconds, I could tap, tap, tap, and show them something
Census Bureau
Words that sound like “tap”
Words one sound away from tap — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “tap”
Why real speech
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