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Mean Girls - Such a Good Friend
Step Brothers - Bunk Beds
Rudy - Fortune's Truth
Fast Times at Ridgemont High - Spicoli Orders a Pizza
Fast Times at Ridgemont High - Spicoli Orders a Pizza
Animal House - Deltas on Trial
Top Gun - I Was Inverted
Top Gun - I Was Inverted
Top Gun - I Was Inverted
Top Gun - I Was Inverted
Fargo - A Finder's Fee Scene
Fargo - A Finder's Fee Scene
Fargo - A Finder's Fee Scene
Hitch - Professional Help
Little Miss Sunshine - Frankly Speaking
American Pie - One Time at Band Camp
American Pie - One Time at Band Camp
Bridesmaids - Mean Tennis
Bridesmaids - Mean Tennis
Alfie - Joe
Alfie - Joe
Adventureland - You're a Virgin?
Adventureland - You're a Virgin?
Adventureland - You're a Virgin?
Adventureland - You're a Virgin?
Adventureland - You're a Virgin?
Notting Hill - Questions & Apologies
Notting Hill - Questions & Apologies
She's Out of My League - Time Off
Despicable Me - The Box of Shame
How to pronounce were in English
Were
/wɝr/
Examples from movies with Were
Yeah. Two years ago, She told me
that hoop earrings were her thing
The bunk beds were a terrible idea.
Why'd you let us do that?
You were a player?
Cubans were in
a constant--
Cubans were in
a constant state of revolt.
- I thought you were premed.
- What's the difference?
So, lieutenant... Where
exactly were you?
Well, if you were directly above
him, How could you see him?
You were in a four-g...
Inverted dive with a mig-28?
What were you doing there?
What kind of finder's fee
were you looking for?
Jerry, we thought you were bringing us
an investment.
What the heck were you thinking?
you were buying lingerie
for another woman.
Why were you unhappy?
and we were supposed
to play this song,
and the conductor didn't know
what we were doing, and it was so funny.
So glad we were able to do this.
Even when we were little, she didn't
like anything that was too competitive.
and live every day
as though it were your last.
But we were...very close.
No, in that case, there were
actually a few times that I...
- There were circumstances...
- Oh, my God!
I don't know. there was,
There were guys in high school, and then like
there were other ones.
- Were you in love with any of them?
- No. Hell no.
And I just wanted to make sure
that you were fine about it.
But, um, if there
were horses in it,
I don't know what his
intentions were, but like it... it's fine.
Anybody come to adopt us
while we were out?
Audio pronunciation of Were
American pronunciation
Were pronounced by Ivy
(child, girl)
Were pronounced by Joanna
(female)
Were pronounced by Kendra
(female)
Were pronounced by Kimberly
(female)
Were pronounced by Salli
(female)
Were pronounced by Joey
(male)
Were pronounced by Justin
(child, boy)
Were pronounced by Matthew
(male)
British pronunciation
Were pronounced by Amy
(female)
Were pronounced by Emma
(female)
Were pronounced by Brian
(male)
