How to pronounce threes in British English
“threes” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to threes the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “threes” in: all accents · American English (46 clips)
“threes” in real sentences — British speakers
49 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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3 s 2 s 3 s threes threes threes I think I'd go for probably an
UK Parliament
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threes near the abortion centre.
The Scottish Parliament
Words that sound like “threes”
Words one sound away from threes — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “threes”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of threes. 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.