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How to pronounce on in English

On
/ɑn/

Examples from movies with On

We have newspaper people on the payroll, don't we, Tom?
The Godfather - It's Strictly Business
- Fuck you always picking on me for? - No, fuck you!
The Fighter - The Fighting Family
It wasn't the deal. Come on, you can't do this to us.
The Fighter - The Fighting Family
through carelessness on his part...
Alien 3 - It's Here!
I'm breaking you up because Jimmy is going back out on the road,
Dreamgirls - Deena's Gonna Sing Lead
I'm bringing on Jolly Jenkins to stage a whole new show.
Dreamgirls - Deena's Gonna Sing Lead
On one condition: I buy the tickets.
Match Point - Scoring a Date
And dying's what these white boys been doin' for goin' on three years now.
Glory - Rawlins Confronts Trip
Ask Rachel out on a real date instead of whatever this is.
Something Borrowed - Ask Me Out
The pleasure's all on this side of the table, trust me.
Office Space - Motivation Problems
So, on the cover above the title--
Elf - The Angry Elf
Have you set a date? Have you decided on a church?
An Education - Hard and Boring
the Russians are going to drop a nuclear bomb on us any day now.
An Education - Hard and Boring
I am gonna take my medication religiously from now on. And everything,
Alfie - Plenty of Experience

Audio pronunciation of On

American pronunciation

On pronounced by Ivy (child, girl)
On pronounced by Joanna (female)
On pronounced by Kendra (female)
On pronounced by Kimberly (female)
On pronounced by Salli (female)
On pronounced by Joey (male)
On pronounced by Justin (child, boy)
On pronounced by Matthew (male)

British pronunciation

On pronounced by Amy (female)
On pronounced by Emma (female)
On pronounced by Brian (male)