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How to pronounce tokyo in British English
“tokyo” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to tokyo the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“tokyo” in real sentences — British speakers
42 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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defiance of orders from Tokyo.
The Scottish Parliament
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in the modern pentathlon at the Tokyo Olympics
10 Downing Street
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increase in their budget so they can go for gold in Rio and Tokyo.
UK Parliament
Why real speech
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