How To Pronounce Yamaha

In British English, Yamaha is pronounced /ˈjæm.ə.hɑː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈjæ̃m.ə.hɑː]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈjɑː.mə.hɑː/.

Yamaha has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.