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How to pronounce while in English

While
/hwaɪl/

Examples from movies with While

But while all you're out here living yours,
O - My Life Is Over
for my nanny to take care of while we vacay in Paris.
Kick-Ass 2 - The Sick Stick
And while you're sitting pretty with a case of Andorian shingles,
Star Trek - Kirk Meets Bones
We've got to get closer. Move in with you for a while.
Beetlejuice - We're Simpatico
Come on. Just come up for a while. We'll talk inside. Come on.
Beetlejuice - We're Simpatico
'Though while you sleep, we are apart,
Despicable Me - Bedtime Story
It's only a once-in-a-while thing reserved for really special occasions.
Chasing Amy - The Virginity Standard
For a while, she couldn't wear anything except my aftershave lotion.
The Odd Couple - Clearing Sinuses
I have been watching him now for a while and he's really moving big.
Stay Hungry - Batman and the Grease Man
While the astronauts appear to have enough oxygen to keep them alive,
Apollo 13 - Duct Tape and Cardboard
I could while away the hours conferrin' with the flowers
The Wizard of Oz - If I Only Had a Brain
And my head I'd be scratchin' while my thoughts were busy hatchin'
The Wizard of Oz - If I Only Had a Brain
So I figured while I'm here I'll lose a few pounds.
Stripes - Psycho and Ox
I'll come and visit you in a little while, okay?
Elf - The Angry Elf
all the while contributing to the gross national product
Be Cool - Racial Epithets
"while the rest of us try not to get smushed Under his big feet?"
Mean Girls - Such a Good Friend
Well, dreams, they feel real while we're in them, right?
Inception - Shared Dreaming
while I fantasize about a life that doesn't so closely resemble hell.
American Beauty - Lester Blackmails Brad
We've been working on this for a while.
Despicable Me - Gru's Lab
while the boy I had mooned over for half my life...
Flipped - Lunch Dates
It was touch-and-go there for a while.
Flipped - Lunch Dates
Anybody come to adopt us while we were out?
Despicable Me - The Box of Shame
While I sat there watching you, I gave some thought to stealing a kiss,
True Grit - I'm a Texas Ranger
While you were looking into them, they were looking into you?
Shutter Island - What If They Wanted You Here?
He's staying with me for a while.
Mother - Shopping
Well, he hasn't written anything for a while,
Mother - Shopping

Audio pronunciation of While

American pronunciation

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

British pronunciation

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