How to pronounce ways in American English
“ways” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to ways the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“ways” 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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We do that in ways – in different ways, oftentimes in discreet ways, but just because
State Department
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-- and not just in abstract ways, they change in concrete ways.
The Obama White House
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evaluated in proper ways.
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Words that sound like “ways”
Words one sound away from ways — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “ways”
Why real speech
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