How to pronounce wife
Listen to wife in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“wife” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 603 American · 892 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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not um but I my wife my wife uh Bill my wife is actually when people
NASA · watch from 10:08 · hear it here
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But, his wife, newly wife, Norma, daughter of a pharmacist, told him
UK Parliament · watch from 27:46 · hear it here
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wife Sibil Fox Richardson.
Dept of Justice · watch from 97:34 · hear it here
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At least, that is what I told my wife—my now ex-wife.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 26:56 · hear it here
Why real speech
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