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# How to pronounce "cail" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/sɪl/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **cail**

## Meaning & Usage

### VERB
- To throw, pelt; to throw weakly.
- To tilt up or turn over in order to discharge a load.

### Example Sentences
- "Caillois goes on and describes this as, this is sort of ludus."
- "The Cailleach offers Calybrid a job as her maid, but only on one condition, Never clean the chimney! Calybrid agrees and goes to sleep."

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (15 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "cail" in real conversation:

### Example 1
*Accent: US*
> "And of course what your characters can do in an environment-- if you say someone's a ninja, then I expect this character has ninja-like abilities. Caillois goes on and describes this as, this is sort of ludus."
- **Watch at 56:46**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0teK9aXB0GI&t=3406s)

### Example 2
> "Surprise! The Cailleach lives there. The Cailleach offers Calybrid a job as her maid, but only on one condition, Never clean the chimney! Calybrid agrees and goes to sleep. The next day Calybrid Definitely looks in the chimney where low and behold she finds her family's lost bag of gold Without thinking twice she sets out for home"
- **Watch at 3:26**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OCPQG4bMFs&t=206s)

### Example 3
> "grinds her up. Thanks, thought bubble! The Cailleach screams wake Calyvorra And the helpful mill.. tells her to pick up the wand and touch the stones in the corner."
- **Watch at 5:30**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OCPQG4bMFs&t=330s)

### Example 4
> "Well, first, let's talk about the satisfaction we get from games. Roger Caillois classified games in his landmark book Man, Play, and Games based on the different experiences games create. Competition experiences are found in games like basketball and go."
- **Watch at 2:02**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYJBRWT7JGU&t=122s)

### Example 5
*Accent: UK*
> "severely cails the federal government's ability to run budget deficits the SPD as well as green party which is also"
- **Watch at 6:21**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7LnTaXRKIk&t=381s)

### Example 6
*Accent: US*
> "Colbie Caillat, Calvin Harris, Skrillex, hundreds of artists launched their career on MySpace. It allowed them for the first time to"
- **Watch at 4:16**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxcm2OUNSaM&t=256s)

### Example 7
*Accent: UK*
> "recently on the cail Chain it was basically a showdown between Bangladesh and Poland and then this even more"
- **Watch at 4:39**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad2I-O_fI3I&t=279s)

### Example 8
> "Well, he's actually I think the f I've been looking it up. Uh there was a guy called um Joseph Caillou who was a a a prime minister before the first world war. He started advocating peace with Germany during the second world war during the first world war and got got jailed for it. That is"
- **Watch at 4:57**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4avIzaeOcs&t=297s)

### Example 9
> "how do you see yourself boy on my face with bang is the answer C or your possible time tamerica Caillou - got me - no nose ever if you're happy then why do you want to do another another the perception poor hair commercial feels about it no Fuko but I mean Daisuke saying a walk"
- **Watch at 23:24**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-Qht0EmoGg&t=1404s)

### Example 10
> "In one Scottish tradition she comes down from her mountain home On November first beats her staff on the ground and ushers in winter But not all Cailleachs manifest such awesome power. In one story the Cailleach is basically just a petty thief."
- **Watch at 2:09**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OCPQG4bMFs&t=129s)


## How to Pronounce "cail"

- **Syllables**: cail
- **IPA**: `/sɪl/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Pronunciations

[caa](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/caa), [caac](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/caac), [cab](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/cab), [caba](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/caba), [cabal](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/cabal), [cabg](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/cabg), [cabin](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/cabin), [cable](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/cable)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “cail”?
“cail” is pronounced /sɪl/ (cail). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### What does “cail” mean?
To throw, pelt; to throw weakly.

### How can I hear “cail” used in real sentences?
This page has 15 real-world video examples of “cail” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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