YouGlish

YouGlish is a pronunciation learning tool that helps you hear how English words and phrases are actually spoken by real people. Instead of relying on a dictionary's phonetic transcription, you can search a term and watch short real-world video clips that show it in natural context.

Key Features

• Real-world pronunciation clips: Enter a word or phrase and see it used in authentic spoken English, so you hear it as native speakers say it rather than in isolation.
• Accent filtering: Narrow results by region, including US, UK, AUS, CAN, IE, SCO, and NZ, to compare how pronunciation varies across English-speaking areas.
• Search by word class: Distinguish usages such as "call" as a verb versus "call" as a noun.
• Search by phrase class: Compare contexts like "lovely" used as an interrogative versus an exclamative.
• Search by gender: Filter examples by whether the speaker is male or female, such as "weather (male)" versus "weather (female)".
• Search by context: Look up a term as used by a specific public figure, for example "power (Obama)" versus "power (Clinton)".
• Multiple language interfaces: The site offers interface options across many languages, including Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, and others, alongside support for sign languages.

Typical Use Cases

• Checking a tricky word: When a word like "courage" or "coup de grâce" is hard to pin down from a dictionary, search it to hear multiple real speakers say it.
• Comparing accents: Use the regional filters to hear the same word in US, UK, Australian, or other accents and notice the differences.
• Studying usage in context: Search by word class, phrase class, or speaker to see how a term behaves in different grammatical or rhetorical situations.
• Working on everyday phrases: Look up expressions such as "how's it going?" to hear natural conversational delivery.

How It Works

1. Type a word or phrase into the search field, or open the advanced search options.
2. Optionally apply filters for accent/region, word class, phrase class, gender, or speaker context.
3. Browse the resulting clips to hear the term pronounced in real-world speech.

Who It's For

YouGlish suits English learners who want to move beyond dictionary phonetics and hear words as they are actually spoken, as well as teachers and language enthusiasts comparing accents and usage. It is also useful for anyone who wants to check how a specific phrase sounds in context before using it.

For learners who want pronunciation grounded in real speech rather than written transcription, YouGlish offers a direct way to hear English in context.