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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

although

/ɔlˈðoʊ/

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awl-THOH: use the voiced th of “this.”

The final ough sounds like the o in “go.” Keep the l before th and give the second syllable the stronger beat.

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Although it was raining, the market remained busy.

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What does although mean?

conjunction

  1. Though, even though, in spite of or despite the fact that: introducing a clause that expresses a concession.
  2. But, except.

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IPA pronunciation

/ɔlˈðoʊ/

Pronunciation used in the listening tip.

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ɑlˈðoʊ/
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Ray Kennedy had stuck to the freight service, although he had had opportunities to go into the passenger service at higher pay.
Willa CatherThe Song of the LarkProject Gutenberg ebook #44
Mr. Harrison was their new righthand neighbor and she had never met him before, although she had seen him once or twice.
L. M. (Lucy Maud) MontgomeryAnne of AvonleaProject Gutenberg ebook #47
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Although I am of tin,” said the Woodman, “I own a heart altogether the warmest and most admirable in the whole world.”
L. Frank (Lyman Frank) BaumThe Marvelous Land of OzProject Gutenberg ebook #54
Therefore, although the originators of these systems were, in many respects, revolutionary, their disciples have, in every case, formed mere reactionary sects.
Karl Marx; Friedrich EngelsThe Communist ManifestoProject Gutenberg ebook #61
Why, boy, although our mother, unadvised, Gave you a dancing-rapier by your side, Are you so desperate grown to threat your friends?
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100