How To Pronounce Jerusalem

In British English, Jerusalem is pronounced /dʒəˈruː.sə.ləm/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [dʒəˈrʷuː.sə.lə̃m]. In American English, it is pronounced /dʒəˈruː.sə.ləm/.

Jerusalem has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.

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