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How to pronounce wha in American English
“wha” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to wha the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“wha” in real sentences — American speakers
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Lastly, let us invite Minister Kang Kyung-wha.
State Department
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Chan-Wha Kim: The universities were research [unintelligible].
NIH
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These corals form a baseline for us of wha a healthy coral should still look like.
USGS
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