/əʊ/ /oʊ/
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British GOAT vowel. Starts central, rounds to /ʊ/. 'Goat' /ɡəʊt/.
Common slip: No universal substitution is claimed; compare the recording with the target-accent reference.
See the mouth diagram and controlled set →American GOAT vowel. Starts rounder than British. 'Goat' /ɡoʊt/.
Common slip: No universal substitution is claimed; compare the recording with the target-accent reference.
See the mouth diagram and controlled set →Tongue tip on the ridge, air through the nose.
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See the mouth diagram and controlled set →These synthesized voices are repeatable reference points, not a claim that every British or American speaker uses one identical form.
“no”
“no”
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Real recordings from our search library that contain “no”.
Public domain
“You are no longer a captive but wear the metal of great rank among their people. No man has ever done this.”
General American
From "'A Princess of Mars,' by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Part Four" (2017). VOA Learning English. Public domain (US government work). — “'A Princess of Mars,' by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Part Four”
Open this clip in General American: You are no longer a captive but wear the metal of great rank among their people.Creator video
“no no no no no okay I know about those”
Cockney
From Eat Sleep Dream English (opens in a new tab) — “Learn Stormzy's Accent — Multicultural London English” · 347s
Open this clip in Cockney: no no no no no okay I know about thoseCreator video
“Great, sounds good. Oh no no no no no! Ohhh, what a mess! Very funny.”
RP
From BBC Learning English (opens in a new tab) — “Tim's Pronunciation Workshop: Consonant-Vowel Linking” · 162s
Open this clip in RP: Great, sounds good. Oh no no no no no! Ohhh, what a mess! Very funny.Creator video
“elevating yourself no no matter what you do who you are”
New York
From Real English Radio (opens in a new tab) — “Brooklyn, New York Accent” · 229s
Open this clip in New York: elevating yourself no no matter what you do who you arePublic domain
“them. No trial dates have been set in the other cases.”
General American
From "Trump Faces First-ever Criminal Trial of Former US President" (2024). VOA Learning English. Public domain (US government work). — “Trump Faces First-ever Criminal Trial of Former US President”
Open this clip in General American: them. No trial dates have been set in the other cases.Creator video
“another feature that I hear a lot nanana not no no no no no no that again”
Cockney
From Eat Sleep Dream English (opens in a new tab) — “Learn Stormzy's Accent — Multicultural London English” · 339s
Open this clip in Cockney: another feature that I hear a lot nanana not no no no no no no that againSearch 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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