How to Pronounce "if these walls could talk"
expression
IF THEEZ WALZ KUUD TAWK
IF THEEZ WAWLZ KUUD TAWRK
Definition
This expression is used to suggest that a place has witnessed many secrets, events, or stories that are unknown to outsiders. It often means that if the place could reveal what it 'knows,' it could tell interesting or surprising things.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɪf/, /ɪf/ /ˈðiz/ /ˈwɔɫz/ /ˈkʊd/ /ˈtɔk
British English
ˈɪf/ /ðˈiːz/ /wˈɔːlz/ /kˈʊd/ /tˈɔːk
Simplified Pronunciation
US
IF THEEZ WALZ KUUD TAWK
UK
IF THEEZ WAWLZ KUUD TAWRK
Listen in Context
If these walls could talk, they would reveal everything that happened here.
I wonder what stories we could hear if these walls could talk.
So much has happened here—if these walls could talk, they would have a lot to say.
We've lived here for decades—if these walls could talk, imagine the tales they'd tell!