How to pronounce while in British English
“while” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to while the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“while” 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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And while we and while we will launch a while with this we will launch a
The Scottish Parliament
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are judged and while all is going on while the ebacs um taking place while um
UK Parliament
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to contribute while members are putting questions or while they are being responded to.
The Scottish Parliament
Words that sound like “while”
Words one sound away from while — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of while. 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.