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How to pronounce istanbul in American English
“istanbul” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to istanbul the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “istanbul” in: all accents · British English (82 clips)
“istanbul” in real sentences — American speakers
263 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Brussels, Paris, and Istanbul.
State Department
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Dorian Jones VA news Istanbul
Voice of America
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in the streets of Istanbul.
The Obama White House
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.