How to pronounce istanbul

Listen to istanbul in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.

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“istanbul” in real sentences

379 clips in the index · 48 American · 77 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. Saudi consulate in Istanbul.

    ABC News In-depth · hear it here

  2. istanbul convention in 2020

    UK Parliament · hear it here

  3. She joined us from Istanbul.

    PBS NewsHour · hear it here

  4. istanbul in october of 2018.

    CanadaCitizensForum · hear it here

Why real speech

A dictionary gives you one careful reading of istanbul. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.

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