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# How to pronounce "running commentary" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/rʌnnɪngkɒmmɛntærɪ/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **run·nin·gcom·men·ta·ry**

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

Listen to native speakers pronounce "running commentary" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "will you respond to that you're asking me to comment on this conversation in a few minutes but i i i'm not going to give her a running commentary on political events we're going to get on with the government of the country this morning the community secretary michael gove went to see the prime minister to tell him he thought he should resign in the last hour the man who just yesterday sat around boris"
- **Watch at 5:20**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBhyk28t1LE&t=320s)

### Example 2
> "deal for our continuing relationship with countries and with inside the EU and with the EU itself uh but we're not going to give it's not right to give a running commentary or to set out every stage what our negotiating hand is because you don't get a good deal if that's how you approach it I understand that but you use the word negotiations there do we actually need negotiations with the EU well I think we want to negotiate with them what the"
- **Watch at 4:26**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b0kULuS5o8&t=266s)

### Example 3
> "I'm always clear my conversation with President Trump to that effect and then move on to what we can do together. I don't have a running commentary on everything the administration does. I stand by what I just said about respecting our sovereignty, our expectations of the US administration um"
- **Watch at 1:34**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vF6XnQAQTVE&t=94s)

### Example 4
*Accent: US*
> "running commentary of signs and gestures which it was impossible not to comprehend. As he continued his herang, however, Cory Cororey, in emulation of"
- **Watch at 270:23**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtSfndPzB6o&t=16223s)

### Example 5
*Accent: US*
> "running commentary about the composition of the novel, and this is one new feature in Part II that I mentioned before."
- **Watch at 18:15**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEaOf-zc12I&t=1095s)

### Example 6
> "Like maybe the experience most people with LLMs is just a continuous feed you know, maybe it's more of a passive feed and you just are getting a constant like running commentary on everything happening in your life and it's just helping you kind of interpret and understand everything. - Also really more deeply integrated into your life."
- **Watch at 32:39**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hxeDjAxvJ8&t=1959s)

### Example 7
> "who did the job before, but he's just this immensely influential, powerful figure behind the scenes. He doesn't have much of a public profile or doesn't like a running commentary on what he's doing in the press. But obviously, he was chief of staff to Tony Blair. He was really central to the Good Friday Agreement negotiations in Northern Ireland. He was there with Blair through Iraq, through Afghanistan. And he's"
- **Watch at 17:17**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m3MK7fjvUE&t=1037s)

### Example 8
> "that fixed penalty notices will necessarily be issued in every instance and to every person involved we will not be giving a running commentary on our current investigations but i can assure you that we will give updates at significant points as we would generally do and finally i would just say"
- **Watch at 8:40**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgsy4OW3L6w&t=520s)

### Example 9
> "move on to the other great subject of the time which is of course uh brexit and we're in this very very happy position now where you don't have to say Theresa May has said that we are not giving a running commentary Andrew I can't say that why why can't I say that we're not giving a running commentary the entire country are really really angry with that phrase and the other one we're going to get the best deal for Britain of course you're going to try"
- **Watch at 10:27**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWS4x2Q7ly4&t=627s)

### Example 10
> "aren't you in danger by not giving any kind of commentary about which kind of exit you want to actually starving Britain of investment well there's actually a difference between not giving any commentary and giving a running commentary I mean what I'm doing today some comment what I'm doing today is setting out uh uh some further detail on the timing and the way we're going to approach this whole question and of course the great repeal Bill uh that"
- **Watch at 6:42**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b0kULuS5o8&t=402s)


## How to Pronounce "running commentary"

- **Syllables**: run · nin · gcom · men · ta · ry
- **IPA**: `/rʌnnɪngkɒmmɛntærɪ/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Pronunciations

[running](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/running), [commentary](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/commentary)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “running commentary”?
“running commentary” is pronounced /rʌnnɪngkɒmmɛntærɪ/ (run · nin · gcom · men · ta · ry). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “running commentary”?
“running commentary” has 6 syllables: run · nin · gcom · men · ta · ry.

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


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