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How to pronounce was in English

Was
/wɑz/

Examples from movies with Was

And, uh, I just wanted to make sure that that was clear...
Reality Bites - Troy Comes Back
Phil? Phil Connors, I thought that was you.
Groundhog Day - Happy in Love
But as I remember now, the water was cold, wasn't it?
Vertigo - Wandering Together
- It sure was. - What a terrible thing for me to do.
Vertigo - Wandering Together
Oh. That's what I was going to do.
Vertigo - Wandering Together
Well, I was in such a state of shock...
Chicago - Cell Block Tango
when I was washing the blood off my hands
Chicago - Cell Block Tango
How could you tell me that I was wrong?
Chicago - Cell Block Tango
How could you tell me that I was wrong?
Chicago - Cell Block Tango
But he was always trying to find himself.
Chicago - Cell Block Tango
This was when I was a kid, ya know?
Scarface - Political Prisoner
I was in the can one time. For buying dollars. Big, big deal.
Scarface - Political Prisoner
Anywhere else in the country I was a bookie, a gambler
Casino - The Count Room
Now, this place was off-limits,
Casino - The Count Room
but it was my job to keep it filled with cash, that's for sure.
Casino - The Count Room
And the best part was that upstairs
Casino - The Count Room
the Board of Directors didn't know what the fuck was going on.
Casino - The Count Room
And it was up to this guy right here
Casino - The Count Room
That shit was raw, kid.
Belly - Tommy's Crib
Now, Kisha, Kisha was a bad motherfucker.
Belly - Tommy's Crib
Phil? Phil Connors! Phil Connors, I thought that was you!
Groundhog Day - Ned Ryerson!
I got in a wreck because I was admiring
Sisters - Very Different Diaries
Last night at the party, I danced so hard my bra was soaking wet.
Sisters - Very Different Diaries

Audio pronunciation of Was

American pronunciation

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

British pronunciation

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