TubeTalk Pronunciation
How to pronounce “folks”
Hear “folks” in real YouTube speech, then study definitions and example sentence snippets.
Pronunciation guide for folks
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of folks with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
And so for folks who have read the book, of course
- Definition summary
- The members of one's immediate family, especially one's parents
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce folks
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore

And so for folks who have read the book, of course
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “folks”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- The members of one's immediate family, especially one's parents
- (US) People in general; everybody or anybody.
- (US, slang, rare, southern Louisiana) The police.
Practice Nearby Words
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