/eɪ/
This page teaches controlled sound targets from our reviewed catalogue. It does not claim one universal whole-word IPA transcription: the sounds in a word can vary by speaker and target variety.
Glide from /e/ to /ɪ/. 'Face' /feɪs/.
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“face”
“face”
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Real recordings from our search library that contain “face”.
Public domain
“Della finished her crying and dried her face.”
General American
From "'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry" (2014). VOA Learning English. Public domain (US government work). — “'The Gift of the Magi,' by O. Henry”
Open this clip in General American: Della finished her crying and dried her face.Creator video
“a in face”
RP
From English with Lucy (opens in a new tab) — “How to Learn a British Accent (Modern RP)” · 295s
Open this clip in RP: a in faceCreator video
“I remember thinking oh my face that's so”
Cockney
From Eat Sleep Dream English (opens in a new tab) — “Learn Stormzy's Accent — Multicultural London English” · 608s
Open this clip in Cockney: I remember thinking oh my face that's soPublic domain
“Her face looked hopeful. But when I made no attempt to speak to her, her face grew sad and she looked very small and frightened.”
General American
From "'A Princess of Mars,' by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Part Three" (2017). VOA Learning English. Public domain (US government work). — “'A Princess of Mars,' by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Part Three”
Open this clip in General American: Her face looked hopeful. But when I made no attempt to speak to her, her face grCreator video
“I've got to come to face the face of”
RP
From BBC (opens in a new tab) — “Interview with David Attenborough — Attenborough at 90” · 270s
Open this clip in RP: I've got to come to face the face ofPublic domain
“Tse said that while AI has changed the way young people work and learn, the importance of schools, teachers, and face-to-face instruction remains.”
General American
From "Young People’s English Language Skills Decreasing" (2024). VOA Learning English. Public domain (US government work). — “Young People’s English Language Skills Decreasing”
Open this clip in General American: Tse said that while AI has changed the way young people work and learn, the impoSearch our indexed caption corpus for real-context examples. Coverage varies by word and accent, so the results page may have no matching clip.
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