How to pronounce true in American English
“true” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to true the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“true” 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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not true, that's not true.
Smithsonian Air & Space
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And that's true. That's true.
The Obama White House
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It’s true today, maybe even more true today.
State Department
Words that sound like “true”
Words one sound away from true — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “true”
Why real speech
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