How to pronounce yes in American English
“yes” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to yes the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“yes” 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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The First Lady: Do your homework. Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.
The Obama White House
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QUESTION: Yes, but – yes.
State Department
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>> Frey, yes. >> Hunter, yes.
CDC
Words that sound like “yes”
Words one sound away from yes — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “yes”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of yes. 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.