American English

How to pronounce play a joke on someone

PʰLEY UH JOHK AWN SUHM-wuhn

/pʰleɪ ə ʤoʊk̚ ɔn ˈsəmˌwən/

In natural speech

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/pʰleɪ ⁀ə ʤoʊ kɔn ˈsəmˌwən/

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