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English	Audio
after (preposition)	UK /ˈɑːftə(r)/ US /ˈæftər/
afternoon (noun)	UK /ˌɑːftəˈnuːn/ US /ˌæftərˈnuːn/
anytime	UK
appointment (noun)	UK /əˈpɔɪntmənt/ US /əˈpɔɪntmənt/
approximately (adverb)	UK /əˈprɒksɪmətli/ US /əˈprɑːksɪmətli/
April	UK
August	UK
before (preposition)	UK /bɪˈfɔː(r)/ US /bɪˈfɔːr/
day (noun)	UK /deɪ/ US /deɪ/
December	UK
during (preposition)	UK /ˈdjʊərɪŋ/ US /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
earlier	UK
early (adjective)	UK /ˈɜːli/ US /ˈɜːrli/
evening (noun)	UK /ˈiːvnɪŋ/ US /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
everyday (adjective)	UK /ˈevrideɪ/ US /ˈevrideɪ/
far (adverb)	UK /fɑː(r)/ US /fɑːr/
february (noun)	UK /ˈfebruəri/ US /ˈfebrueri/
free-time	UK
friday (noun)	UK /ˈfraɪdeɪ/ US /ˈfraɪdeɪ/
hour (noun)	UK /ˈaʊə(r)/ US /ˈaʊər/
immediately (adverb)	UK /ɪˈmiːdiətli/ US /ɪˈmiːdiətli/
January	UK
July	UK
June	UK
late (adjective)	UK /leɪt/ US /leɪt/
later (adverb)	UK /ˈleɪtə(r)/ US /ˈleɪtər/
March	UK
May	UK
minute	UK
Monday	UK
month (noun)	UK /mʌnθ/ US /mʌnθ/
morning (noun)	UK /ˈmɔːnɪŋ/ US /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
next (adjective)	UK /nekst/ US /nekst/
night (noun)	UK /naɪt/ US /naɪt/
November	UK
now (adverb)	UK /naʊ/ US /naʊ/
now (adverb)	UK /naʊ/ US /naʊ/
number (noun)	UK /ˈnʌmbə(r)/ US /ˈnʌmbər/
October	UK
often (adverb)	UK /ˈɒfn/ US /ˈɔːfn/
position (noun)	UK /pəˈzɪʃn/ US /pəˈzɪʃn/
previous (adjective)	UK /ˈpriːviəs/ US /ˈpriːviəs/
Saturday	UK
September	UK
since (preposition)	UK /sɪns/ US /sɪns/
someday	UK
sometimes (adverb)	UK /ˈsʌmtaɪmz/ US /ˈsʌmtaɪmz/
soon (adverb)	UK /suːn/ US /suːn/
spring (noun)	UK /sprɪŋ/ US /sprɪŋ/
still (adverb)	UK /stɪl/ US /stɪl/
summer (noun)	UK /ˈsʌmə(r)/ US /ˈsʌmər/
Sunday	UK
Thursday	UK
time (noun)	UK /taɪm/ US /taɪm/
today (adverb)	UK /təˈdeɪ/ US /təˈdeɪ/
tomorrow (adverb)	UK /təˈmɒrəʊ/ US /təˈmɑːrəʊ/
tonight (adverb)	UK /təˈnaɪt/ US /təˈnaɪt/
Tuesday	UK
until (conjunction, preposition)	UK /ənˈtɪl/ US /ənˈtɪl/
wednesday (noun)	UK /ˈwenzdeɪ/ US /ˈwenzdeɪ/
week (noun)	UK /wiːk/ US /wiːk/
weekend (noun)	UK /ˌwiːkˈend/ US /ˈwiːkend/
year (noun)	UK /jɪə(r)/ US /jɪr/
yesterday (adverb)	UK /ˈjestədeɪ/ US /ˈjestərdeɪ/