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Jakarta Pronunciation
Jakarta is pronounced juh-KAHR-tuh, IPA /dʒəˈkɑrtə/.
juh-KAHR-tuh
US /dʒəˈkɑrtə/
Syllables: juh · KAHR · tuh (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
proper noun: Indonesia's capital, on the north-west coast of Java.
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Jakarta in a Sentence
- Jakarta is sinking by several centimetres a year.
- He flew to Jakarta on Sunday.
- Jakarta holds about ten million people.
Common Mispronunciations of Jakarta
Not JA-kahr-tuh
KAHR is the loud beat and the opening is a quick juh.
Not yuh-KAHR-tuh
English gives the j its own sound here, as in jam, rather than the y of Indonesian.
Tip: The older spelling Djakarta showed that same j sound a different way.
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