How to pronounce ties in American English
“ties” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to ties the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“ties” 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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as people: cultural ties, historical ties, religious ties, direct descendants in many cases, our
State Department
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individual ties. There are also strong economic ties, and
The Obama White House
Words that sound like “ties”
Words one sound away from ties — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “ties”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of ties. 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.