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Indonesia Pronunciation
Indonesia is pronounced in-doh-NEE-zhuh, IPA /ˌɪndoʊˈniʒə/.
in-doh-NEE-zhuh
US /ˌɪndoʊˈniʒə/
Syllables: in · doh · NEE · zhuh (4 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
noun (proper): A country in Southeast Asia made up of more than seventeen thousand islands.
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Indonesia in a Sentence
- Indonesia has the fourth largest population in the world.
- We flew to Indonesia from Singapore in two hours.
- Coffee from Indonesia is usually sold as Java or Sumatra.
Common Mispronunciations of Indonesia
Not in-doh-NEE-see-uh
The si block buzzes into the zh of vision. A hissed s is heard, but the buzz is the usual American reading.
Not IN-doh-nee-zhuh
NEE in third place is the loud beat, and the two in front of it go by fast.
Tip: British speakers tend to say in-duh-NEE-zee-uh, and Indonesians themselves say in-doh-NAY-see-ah.
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