How to pronounce "youre" in English
jʊər
YOOR
Primary stress: YOOR
Hear native speakers say youre in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “youre”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
YOOR
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
As a single-syllable word, "youre" receives full primary stress when spoken in isolation, though it may take a reduced weak form in connected speech when acting as a function word.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Single-syllable words like "youre" carry primary acoustic prominence in isolation, but can be swallowed in rapid connected speech.
How Native Speakers Say It: Sustain vowel clarity without rushing into the trailing consonant. Elevate pitch slightly when "youre" carries the primary contrast or new information in a sentence.
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When followed by a vowel, insert a subtle glide (/w/ or /j/) to connect into the subsequent word without an abrupt glottal stop.
In natural sentences, avoid over-stressing "youre" unless it conveys the core contrast or focal point of your message.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“Maybe that's what happens when you look at something and you're confused about what youre seeing.”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“or or how many of you use these by way you have F in youre an”— StanfordWatch clip
“Like say, instead of cleaning your bathroom once a week like youre supposed to you procrastinate and then, you have to clean an extra dirty bathroom”— SciShowWatch clip
“You have to push through all that failure to get to the place where youre ready to carry human cargo.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“Lieferando job youre not even getting paid for your daily life.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“On the one hand, you realize that youre independent and can do more than you think.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
Practice Speaking “youre”
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Maybe that's what happens when you look at something and you're confused about what youre seeing.
Hear it in context: “youre”
13 clipsThe English word “youre” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as jʊər (phonetic respelling: YOOR). Phonologically, it consists of 1 syllable (YOOR), pronounced as a single stressed monosyllable. Grammatically, “youre” functions as a contraction. SayItVid indexes 13 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “youre” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from MIT OpenCourseWare, Stanford, SciShow.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #1 · @72:18
“sticking out of his head. Who knows? Maybe that's what happens when you look at something and you're confused about what youre seeing. Maybe that's what happens when you look at something”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #2 · @32:06
“come on this is the Gates Building somebody has to say yes well you know um or or how many of you use these by way you have F in youre an Excel R yes I know but it doesn't talk to the web I mean unless I do that's”
- 🇺🇸 USSciShowClip #3 · @1:00
“with a worse version of that task later. Like say, instead of cleaning your bathroom once a week like youre supposed to you procrastinate and then, you have to clean an extra dirty bathroom like youre supposed to you procrastinate and then,”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #4 · @5:55
“At NASA failure is the only option. You have to push through all that failure to get to the place where youre ready to carry human cargo. human cargo.”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @15:55
“get paid 100,000 euros as well for the whole year Right now, Im not even just able to my basic. This Lieferando job youre not even getting paid for your daily life. What will you do? You could end up in a debt trap because of that. You take loans secretly. You do not tell your parents. end up in a debt trap because of that. You take loans secretly. You do not tell your parents.”
Definition & Meaning: “youre”
- A common misspelling of the contraction "you're", which is short for "you are".
Example Sentences (3)
- “I think youre going to love this movie.”
- “Who knows? Maybe that's what happens when you look at something and you're confused about what youre seeing.”
- “or or how many of you use these by way you have F in youre an”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “youre”
- Pronunciation:
- YOOR
- Syllables:
- YOOR
- Written Hyphenation:
- youre
- Primary stress:
- YOOR
- IPA:
- jʊər
- Hear it in context
- youre
Words that Rhyme with “youre”
-ʊərWords that Sound Identical (Homophones)
jɔːr“youre” sounds 100% identical in standard English to “your” and “you're”, but has a completely different spelling and meaning:
Belonging to or associated with the person being addressed.
Contraction of "you are".
Frequently asked questions about youre
How do you pronounce “youre”?
“youre” is pronounced ⁄jʊər⁄ (YOOR). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.
Where is the stress in “youre”?
The primary stress in “youre” is on “YOOR”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above.
What does “youre” mean?
A common misspelling of the contraction "you're", which is short for "you are".
How can I hear “youre” used in real sentences?
This page has 13 real-world video examples of “youre” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.
What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “youre”?
Single-syllable words like "youre" carry primary acoustic prominence in isolation, but can be swallowed in rapid connected speech. Sustain vowel clarity without rushing into the trailing consonant. Elevate pitch slightly when "youre" carries the primary contrast or new information in a sentence.