How to pronounce water in British English
“water” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to water the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “water” in: all accents · American English (1,000+ clips)
“water” in real sentences — British speakers
1,000+ clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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water safety and the impact of cold water shock.
UK Parliament
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On water scarcity monitoring, between the Scottish Government, Scottish Water—our public water company—and our independent regulator,
The Scottish Parliament
Words that sound like “water”
Words one sound away from water — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “water”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of water. 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.