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How to pronounce was in English

Was
/wɑz/

Examples from movies with Was

My party was amazing. I got what I asked for.
Sisters - Very Different Diaries
My favorite birthday gift was knowing everyone got home safe.
Sisters - Very Different Diaries
Last night was so fun I can't even talk about it.
Sisters - Very Different Diaries
I didn't smoke pot because I was afraid there wasn't enough for everyone.
Sisters - Very Different Diaries
when I was doing Jack that I actually felt retarded,
Tropic Thunder - Never Go Full Retard
to believe that it was okay to be stupid or dumb.
Tropic Thunder - Never Go Full Retard
- When you was the character. - Yeah, yeah, I mean as Jack, definitely.
Tropic Thunder - Never Go Full Retard
In a weird way it was almost like I had to sort of fool my mind
Tropic Thunder - Never Go Full Retard
and by the end of that whole thing, I was like, “Wait a minute, you know"
Tropic Thunder - Never Go Full Retard
You was farting in bathtubs and laughing your ass off.
Tropic Thunder - Never Go Full Retard
And he was a goddamn war hero. You know any retarded war heroes?
Tropic Thunder - Never Go Full Retard
'Cause, see, I fell on a fence post when I was ten, and it broke my hymen.
Chasing Amy - The Virginity Standard
because he was a kid our age.
Stand by Me - The Body
- We could've told the cops he was in his car. - Well, he wasn't!
Stand by Me - The Body
Anyway, like I was saying, shrimp is the fruit of the sea.
Forrest Gump - Bubba on Shrimp
- Costello was my informant. - I was a rat? Fuck you! Prove it.
The Departed - I Erased You
He was working for me. He was my informant.
The Departed - I Erased You
- Really? - I know. I was so surprised, too.
Knocked Up - Tighten Up
I was in the area on business, needed to pick up a few things.
Fifty Shades of Grey - Rope, Tape and Cable Ties

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)