How to pronounce jamaican in American English
“jamaican” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to jamaican the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “jamaican” in: all accents
“jamaican” in real sentences — American speakers
111 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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When she's actually Jamaican.
The Obama White House
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I didn't know you were Jamaican my family is Jamaican too and you know when I
Dept of Justice
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de Castas, and born in Jamaica to Jamaican parents.
National Archives
Words that sound like “jamaican”
Words one sound away from jamaican — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of jamaican. 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.