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.
Like the start of /iː/. 'Yes' /jɛs/. British keeps it in 'tune' /tjuːn/; American drops it /tun/.
Common slip: No universal substitution is claimed; compare the recording with the target-accent reference.
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.
“yes”
“yes”
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Real recordings from our search library that contain “yes”.
Public domain
“Oh, let us run some place.” “Yes, we had better run,” cried Goosey Lucy.”
General American
From "Chicken Little" (2023). VOA Learning English. Public domain (US government work). — “Chicken Little”
Open this clip in General American: Oh, let us run some place.” “Yes, we had better run,” cried Goosey Lucy.Creator video
“yes i should”
RP
From Downton Abbey (opens in a new tab) — “The Dowager's Finest Comebacks” · 425s
Open this clip in RP: yes i shouldPublic domain
“So, you look up the equivalent word in your own language. Ahh, yes, now you remember!”
General American
From "Images Can Help You Retain Vocabulary" (2020). VOA Learning English. Public domain (US government work). — “Images Can Help You Retain Vocabulary”
Open this clip in General American: So, you look up the equivalent word in your own language. Ahh, yes, now you remeCreator video
“It is a hard-boiled egg, isn't it? Voice: Oh yes Tim, yes, yes, it's definitely a hard-boiled egg.”
RP
From BBC Learning English (opens in a new tab) — “Tim's Pronunciation Workshop: Consonant-Vowel Linking” · 156s
Open this clip in RP: It is a hard-boiled egg, isn't it? Voice: Oh yes Tim, yes, yes, it's definitelyPublic domain
““Yes, we had better run,” he yelled. And the three took off, Ducky Lucky waddling faster than he ever had before.”
General American
From "Chicken Little" (2023). VOA Learning English. Public domain (US government work). — “Chicken Little”
Open this clip in General American: “Yes, we had better run,” he yelled. And the three took off, Ducky Lucky waddlinCreator video
“yes I'm on Twitter”
RP
From Pronunciation with Emma (opens in a new tab) — “Common Everyday English Phrases: British Pronunciation” · 280s
Open this clip in RP: yes I'm on TwitterSearch 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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