How to pronounce words
Listen to words in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“words” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 1000 American · 1000 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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Deeds, not words! Deeds, not words!
UK Parliament · watch from 6:57 · hear it here
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of legislation, add in words, remove words.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 73:35 · hear it here
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Those are their words—their future leader’s words.
UK Parliament · watch from 15:49 · hear it here
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That is those are great words, I love those words.
Smithsonian Air & Space · watch from 28:07 · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of words. 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.