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Karaoke Pronunciation
Karaoke is pronounced ke-ree-OH-kee, IPA /ˌkɛriˈoʊki/.
ke-ree-OH-kee
US /ˌkɛriˈoʊki/ · UK /ˌkærɪˈəʊki/
Syllables: ke · ree · OH · kee (4 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
noun: Singing along to recorded backing music with the words displayed on a screen.
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Karaoke in a Sentence
- There is karaoke in the back room on Fridays.
- He sang the same karaoke number three times.
- We ended up at a karaoke bar near the station.
Common Mispronunciations of Karaoke
Not ke-ree-OH-kay
The word ends on a long ee in English, not on ay. Only the Japanese original finishes with keh.
Not KA-ree-oh-kee
Four syllables with the third one loudest. Leaving the beat at the front squashes the middle of the word.
Tip: In Japanese the four beats are even and the ending is keh. English reshapes it into ke-ree-OH-kee.
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